Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Borås area, Sweden on Sun 1st November 2026

The National Bomb Protection Unit was on site at a villa in Borås after suspicions that a detonation caused a fire on Sunday evening.

– We heard a bang, but we don't know what caused it, says Pontus Studahl, duty officer at the rescue service.

The incident is being investigated as serious public danger and the area is cordoned off.

– Since it is unclear what caused the fire, the national bomb disposal unit and crime scene technicians were sent to the scene, says Anders Wennergren, duty officer at the police.

The police suspect that something was thrown at the villa and then detonated, reports Borås Tidning .

– We suspect that something has been thrown or something, that came from outside, says Peter Apelqvist, duty investigation officer in Borås, to BT.

“Fire with open flames”

The fire broke out at 5 p.m. on Sunday.

– When we got there, there was open flames burning on the outside of the villa, on one side. We put out the fire and went in with smoke divers to put out the inside, says Pontus Studahl from the rescue service.

No one was in the villa when the fire broke out, according to the fire service. The fire was extinguished shortly after 7 p.m.