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Large fire breaks out at Sweden's biggest amusement park

February 12, 2024

A large fire broke out at Sweden's largest theme park on Monday, engulfing the brand-new water park section in flames.

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A firefighter sprays water to contain a blaze at the Liseberg park in Goteberg
The fire broke out at the 1.2 billion kronor (€110 million, $120 million) Oceana water park, which had been scheduled to open this summerImage: Björn Larsson Rosvall/TT NYHETSBYRÅN/picture alliance

A fire broke out at an amusement park in the western Swedish city of Gothenburg on Monday, engulfing outdoor water slides and related facilities in flames, authorities said.

No guests were at the Oceana waterpark, a new addition to Gothenburg's Liseberg amusement park, which had been scheduled to open later this year, and so no injuries were reported.

Smoke rises from a fire that has broken out in Liseberg amusement park's new water world Oceana in Gothenburg
The blaze spread across several yet-to-be-opened waterslides at Liseberg parkImage: Björn Larsson Rosvall/TT NYHETSBYRÅN/picture alliance

But police evacuated a hotel and offices connected to the Park and warned households in the area to remain indoors due to smoke, which could be seen towering over the city.

"The fire started at one of the water rides outside the building and then spread to the entire building," the park said in a statement.

Smoke rises from a fire that has broken out in Liseberg amusement park's new water world Oceana
The fire send a huge plume of black smoke drifting over GotebergImage: Björn Larsson Rosvall/TT NYHETSBYRÅN/picture alliance

Live video showed slides being engulfed by flames while several fire fighting vehicles surrounded the area.

Liseberg, in downtown Goteborg, opened in 1923 and is a popular tourist destination with some 3 million visitors a year.

mf/lo (AFP, AP, Reuters)