Originally published on August 28, 2013<br /><br />Three people are missing, feared dead after a fire ripped through a youth home in eastern Sweden early on Tuesday morning.<br /><br />The fire broke out in a three-storey building in the town of Norrtäljegatan that houses young people with special needs.<br /><br />According to local reports, nine people were inside the building when the fire broke out at 12 minutes past midnight, triggering a fire alarm.<br /><br />Fire crews took 20 minutes to arrive at the scene as the local crew were attending to a drowning incident nearby meaning a reserve team had to be called out from the nearby town of Rimbo.<br /><br />A total of eleven people were taken to hospital including nine residents and a member of staff.<br /><br />The missing resident and the rapid spread of the fire had led the fire authorities to speculate that the fire may have been a result of arson.<br /><br />Authorities said that an investigation into the cause of the fire would get underway as soon as the debris had cooled down enough to start work.<br /><br />The residence was constructed in 1918 and included three floors and a basement.<br /><br />The building underwent its most recent fire safety inspection in december 2012, according to local press reports.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
