Sulfuric acid is leaking from a tank at a sugar factory in Örtofta, which has caused the rescue service to cordon off the area around the leak while the personnel who discovered the incident are being checked by ambulance staff. (translated)
A fully developed fire has broken out in an industrial facility with chemicals in Gamlestaden, Gothenburg, which has led the rescue service to mobilize a comprehensive resource package and issue an urgent public warning to urge the public to stay indoors. (translated)
Rain chaos and floods in Norrbotten: – In my 26 years in the rescue service in Boden, we have not seen this amount of water, says rescue chief Magnus Nilsson to P4 Norrbotten. (translated)
Two brave passengers managed to prevent a serious accident on a bus trip by taking over the wheel after the bus driver suddenly became unconscious, and incident commander Philip Magnusson praises their initiative as a heroic intervention. (translated)
A boy has been found in the water at Fjällnorabadet outside Uppsala after a drowning incident, where the rescue service and ambulance are on the scene and the beach has been evacuated. (translated)
In a townhouse fire in Arboga, a row of townhouses burned down to the foundation, which led to significant material damage but no reported injuries for the residents, while the fire department continued its work to extinguish the fire and investigate the causes of the blaze. (translated)
Several row houses are burning in Arboga, and the rescue service is working to prevent the spread of the fire, which has not caused any reported injuries so far. (translated)
At least 132 people have died and over 570 have been injured in a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 that hit western Colombia, where rescue services continue to search for survivors among the rubble of collapsed buildings. (translated)
On Wednesday afternoon, several buildings burned down in Sköldinge after a fire in a garage spread to a villa, leading to the evacuation of neighbors and the emergency services working on extinguishing the fire and hot spots throughout the night. (translated)
A girl has been reported missing in Ytterjärna, which has led to an extensive search effort by the rescue services as well as air and sea rescue. (translated)
A rescue operation at Lake Fängen outside Vaggeryd led to a man, who disappeared while swimming with his dog, being picked up from the water by the rescue service after the alarm about the drowning was received. (translated)
A forest fire outside Skinnskatteberg has burned about nine hectares but is now under control with the help of firefighting aircraft and helicopters, and no one has been injured. (translated)
The forest fire in Västmanland 2014, which became Sweden's largest modern forest fire, has led to significant improvements in the country's preparedness for forest fires, including faster responses and increased collaboration between rescue services, which is highlighted in light of the ongoing fires in Europe. (translated)
Franska myndigheter har beordrat evakuering av ytterligare 55 000 personer på grund av förvärrade bränder runt Bordeaux, vilket innebär att minst 300 000 personer hittills har evakuerats i både Frankrike och Spanien, och räddningstjänsten kämpar med oförutsägbara eldspridningar. #Bränder #Evakuering #Syduropa
En omfattande brand har brutit ut i Salbohed utanför Sala, där flera byggnader har brunnit ner, och räddningstjänsten arbetar för att förhindra spridning till boningshus och omgivande skog, med insatser komplicerade av gasflaskor i en av de drabbade byggnaderna. #brand #Sala #räddningstjänst
En stor skogsbrand nära Bordeaux har växt till att täcka över 1 400 hektar, vilket lett till evakueringen av 12 000 personer och krävt stora insatser från räddningstjänsten under ogynnsamma väderförhållanden. #Frankrike #skogsbrand #evakuering
Brandläget i Drammen efter storbranden i Krokstadelva är nu under kontroll, med räddningstjänsten som bekräftar att risken för ny utbrott är låg. #Drammen #brand #katastrof
I Östergötland har en orange varning utfärdats för kraftigt regn som förväntas leda till översvämningar, vilket gör att räddningstjänsten förbereder sig för många larm och uppmanar allmänheten att vidta försiktighetsåtgärder, särskilt i trafiken. #Östergötland #väder #skydd
I en omfattande brand i Drammen, Norge, har över 100 bostäder förstörts och räddningstjänsten arbetar intensivt med vattenbombningar för att stoppa lågornas spridning mot andra bostadsområden. #Drammen #Storbrand #Norge
I Strängnäs kommun pågår en skogsbrand vid Finnsjön, där räddningstjänsten får stöd av helikoptrar för att släcka elden, samtidigt som de varnar allmänheten för extrem brandrisk och uppmanar till att undvika eldning i naturen. #skogsbrand #Strängnäs #brandrisk
