It was around 06 o'clock on Tuesday morning that the rescue service was alerted to the fire in a group home in Östra Husby, outside Norrköping.

On the same day, the police arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of aggravated arson.

The same man is now being requested to be detained at Norrköping District Court.

Large parts of the building were completely damaged and smoke damaged, but half the building could be saved.