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The Latest: Fire razes Swedish house intended for refugees

A boy carries a tricycle on a train track on a misty morning in Spielfeld, Austria, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. Thousands of people are trying to reach central and northern Europe via the Balkans but often have to wait for days in mud and rain at the Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian borders. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
A boy carries a tricycle on a train track on a misty morning in Spielfeld, Austria, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. Thousands of people are trying to reach central and northern Europe via the Balkans but often have to wait for days in mud and rain at the Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian borders. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) A boy carries a tricycle on a train track on a misty morning in Spielfeld, Austria, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. Thousands of people are trying to reach central and northern Europe via the Balkans but often have to wait for days in mud and rain at the Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian borders. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

By Associated Press 1 min read

VIENNA, Austria (AP) – The latest news as asylum-seekers make their way across Europe by the tens of thousands, fleeing war or seeking a better life. All times local:

10:45 a.m.

Swedish police say an early-morning fire has destroyed a house intended to house refugees in Eskiltuna near Stockholm. Two people are reported missing.

Spokesman Paul Edenstrom says the whereabouts of a couple who were listed as living at the address is not known, but they were believed to be in the building when the fire started.

Edenstrom said the fire is being investigated as a case of arson.

In recent weeks, Sweden has seen a spate of arson attacks on asylum centers or buildings to be used as such as an influx of refugees has surged. Immigration officials estimate some 190,000 asylum-seekers will arrive this year, second only to Germany in Western Europe.