A waste management facility is on fire outside Gottåsa in Alvesta municipality. The rescue service has issued a VMA, important message to the public, and urges everyone in the area to go indoors and close windows and doors.
We have issued a warning due to the toxic smoke that may come from this, says the rescue service's lead operator.
The rescue service was alerted by a passerby at 22:30 about the fire.
We are on site with a large battery of units and are working to limit the spread.
A rubbish heap, approximately 150 by 30 meters in size, is on fire.
They will dig it up to further reduce the risk of spread, says the lead operator.
