<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">In Sweden, a fire broke out at an amusement park in the western city of Gothenburg, engulfing outdoor water slides and related facilities in flames. The blaze in Sweden's second-largest city spread across several yet-to-be-opened waterslides at Liseberg Park. Large parts of the tube waterslides were wrecked.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Local police said that 12 people were sent to hospital for minor injuries, and one person is currently missing. The police warned households in the area to remain indoors due to smoke, which could be seen towering over the city.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Local media reported that Liseberg Park, in downtown Goteborg, opened in 1923 and is a popular tourist destination with some 3 million visitors a year.</p>
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Fire Hits Gothenburg's Liseberg Park: 12 Injured, 1 Missing; Smoke Alert Issued