Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A fire that broke out shortly after 01:00 Thursday morning 28 April in Lucens, near Moudon, has killed one person and sent two others to hospital with serious smoke inhalation and fractures suffered when they jumped out windows to escape the fire.
The cause of the blaze, in a four-storey apartment building in the old town of Lucens, quickly spread, and several buildings wer destroyed before the fire was brought under control about 04:00. Twenty-five people were given shelter for the night by the local civil protection group.
The fire was fought by 66 firefighters, with 12 vehicles involved.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 28 April 2011.
Tags: death, fire, injuries, jumped from window, Lucens
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