A large fire broke out today at an amusement park in the western Swedish city of Götterbog, Reuters reported, adding that huge columns of thick black smoke rose above the country’s second-largest city.
The Associated Press notes that the complex is one of the largest of its kind in Northern European countries.
The fire has spread to the area of several water slides in the amusement park “Liseberg”, which are not yet open to visitors. The policemen and firefighters who arrived at the scene could not immediately say whether there were any casualties or what the damage was.
People in a nearby hotel and administrative buildings were evacuated, Swedish news agency TT reported.
“There has been no information about casualties. We are currently investigating whether this is really the case,” said the head of the press office of “Liseberg”, Marten Vestlund, for the Swedish club “Aftonbladet”.
The Oceana water park, where the fire broke out, is due to open this summer, TT said, adding that 1.2 billion Swedish kroner ($106 million) had been invested in its construction.
Vestlund also said that the fire started from the complex with the “four big slides”. “Liseberg” is an entire district in the center of Gothenburg, which is a popular place for tourists in Sweden, AP adds.
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