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houses one by one soon was devoured by the flames. 9,000 people became homeless in just 9 hours. In addition to thousands of people left homeless the property damage was estimated to SEK 30 million, corresponding to almost SEK 2 billion (US$ 241.42 million) in 2015. In the wake of the fire the city was looted on what was left. When evening came on 25 June the city of
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