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More fires in Östra Göinge – four cars and a house involved

There has been a fire in the old station building in Knislinge, as well as in four vehicles outside a nearby gym.
– We've put out the fires, says Tony Johansson, internal officer in charge at the emergency services in Kristianstad.
Knislinge • Publicerad 24 september 2021
Several cars were destroyed in the blaze.
Several cars were destroyed in the blaze.Foto: Henrik Nordell

The alarm about the car fires reached SOS at 2:56, and at 03:17 the alarm came in about a fire in the old station building.

”The fire in the building is being treated as arson. There was a risk of substantial material damage”
Evelina Olsson at the police headquarters

– It started with a call about a fire in a vehicle. When we got there we saw that cars were on fire in three separate places, on Kristianstadsvägen, Föreningsgatan and Brobyvägen. There is also a fire at an outdoor area near the station on Stationsvägen, says Evelina Olsson at the police headquarters.

The station building has been cordoned off after the fire. The police will make a forensic examination. Göinge handbollsklubb has its premises here.
The station building has been cordoned off after the fire. The police will make a forensic examination. Göinge handbollsklubb has its premises here.Foto: Henrik Nordell
The station building was damaged in the fire.
The station building was damaged in the fire.Foto: Marie-Louise Lindell

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– We closed off the area there. We are going to make a forensic examination of the area. The outside area has been damaged by fire, and there is smoke damage in the building, she says.

SOS reports that four vehicles have been completely burnt out. Damage to the building is on a smaller scale. At 04:20 the emergency services started to wind down their efforts.

– The fire in the building is being treated as arson. There was a risk of substantial material damage.The car fires fall into the category of damage by fire, says Evelina Olsson.

The cars were parked close to a gym in the centre of Knislinge.
The cars were parked close to a gym in the centre of Knislinge.Foto: Henrik Nordell

No-one is reported to have been injured. On Friday there was no suspect for the fires.

Do you have any more information? Get in touch with the police – call 114 14.

It is only a few weeks since there was a fire at Åstringagården, on 29th August.

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