Firefighters are battling a blaze raging through a mosque in central Sweden.
Firefighters are battling a blaze raging through a mosque in central Sweden.
Firefighters were called to the mosque in the Vivalla area of Orebro shortly after 2am on Tuesday. Five hours later they were still battling the flames, which threatened to consume large parts of the building.
“The situation right now is that parts of the building are still burning and we are hopeful that we will be able to save other parts of the building,” fire and rescue officer Ulf Jacobsen told the TT newswire at 6.30am.
One part of the building is described as completely destroyed, and the roof has caved in. In another part there is smoke and water damages, while a third part appears to have escaped the worst of the fire.
