Two separate fires occurred overnight in Switzerland, one in an apartment building in Thusis just after midnight and another in Schaffhausen late on August 20 [1, 2, 3].
The fire in Thusis completely destroyed a building that housed a restaurant and residential units. About 100 firefighters were deployed to fight the blaze, which originated on the second floor. The stairwell collapsed during the fire, forcing crews to open the roof with a crane to access the building, according to Graubunden regional police [1, 2, 3].
Fourteen residents escaped the Thusis fire, but five people remain missing. Eight were injured there, two seriously, and the injured have been hospitalized in Graubunden and Zurich [1, 2, 3].
The second fire in Schaffhausen began in the kitchen of one apartment and was quickly contained to prevent spreading. Eleven people were injured, including one police officer responding to the scene. Nine of those injured have been hospitalized, local police said [1, 2, 3].
In total, 19 people were injured across both fires. Emergency responders continue investigating the cause of the Thusis fire [2, 3].
Firefighters were still working to extinguish the Thusis fire on the morning of August 21 [2, 3].
