Fire leaves four-unit terraced house uninhabitable in Nivala

A fire left a four-unit terraced house uninhabitable on Thursday evening in Nivala, in North Ostrobothnia, Yle reports. No one was injured.

Fire and rescue services were alerted to a medium-sized building fire on Kalliosaarentie shortly after 10.30pm. The fire was on the roof of the building, and although the apartment fire was extinguished quickly, the flames spread to the roof structures.

Police suspect the fire was started deliberately and have detained one person.