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Riddes fire was started by children

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:29:04 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A huge fire that destroyed a lumberyard in the centre of the village of Riddes last weekend was set by five children, police in canton Valais say. The fire late Ssunday 20 May caused heavy damage but no injuries, and the A9 autoroute was closed for more than two hours due to [...]

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Riddes lumberyard fire under investigation

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:21:46 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A lumberyard in the centre of the small town of Riddes, between Martigny and Sion in canton Valais, went up in flames around 22:00 Sunday night 20 May, causing heavy damage but no injuries. Police say an investigation has been opened, with no clear cause for the fire at the moment. The [...]

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High winds lead to forest fire in Valais

Ellen Wallace — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:13:16 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The high winds that have been blowing in canton Valais for the past four days provoked a forest fire in Vernayaz/Miéville Saturday 28 April at 14:40. Police in Valais say the fire is under control and no homes were touched by it. It started when high winds pushed over a tree and it [...]

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Nyon fire near hospital re-ignites in plumbing area

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:44:01 +0000

GenevaLunch.com NYON, SWITZERLAND – A blaze that started shortly after 16:00 Wednesday 22 February at route de Divonne 47 in Nyon was not yet under control Wednesday evening. Five people were taken in by town authorities after a fifth floor apartment in the seven-storey building caught fire. There were no injuries. Five fire trucks and 35 [...]

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Hot vs cold: storage building burns down in Valais

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:13:29 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A storage building burned to the ground in cold, snowy Evouettes, canton Valais, 15 February despite efforts by workers to put the blaze out immediately and the work of 35 firefighters who came to the scene. One of the men working in the hangar of the landscaping business noticed flames at the [...]

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Prison fire kills hundreds in Honduras

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:53:23 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Reports vary from 100 to more than 400 people dead in what is being called Latin America’s worst ever prison fire, in Comayagua, Honduras, 75 km north of the capital Tegucigalpa. The over-crowded prison that holds 800 caught fire late Teusday 14 February and some of the inmates managed to escape, but [...]

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Geneva Jonction fire sends 100 into chilly city streets

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:09:05 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A fire that broke out in an apartment building in the Jonction quarter of Geneva at 03:55 Monday sent 100 people into the streets and ultimately destroyed the building. Firefighters spent seven hours battling the blaze at the intersection of Avenue de la Jonction Rue du Quartier-Neuf, with 110 firefighters and 26 [...]

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Chalet burns down in Anzere, six safe after wee hours fire

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:30:15 +0000

GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Six people were evacuated from a vacation chalet in Anzere, canton Valais at 03:40 Monday 13 February, after they alerted the fire department that they smelled smoke. A woman from the Jura family of six was taken to Sion hospital to be checked for smoke inhalation. Firefighters had trouble mastering the blaze [...]

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Time to take down the Christmas tree: latest fire in Bex injures 2

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:19:13 +0000

GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Two people, ages 57 and 65, suffered from shock and light burns Wednesday 4 January when their Christmas tree caught fire in their apartment in Bex. Vaud police did not provide details but say the fire was caused by negligence. Le Matin (Fr) noted in an article Wednesday that fires are frequently [...]

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Patient dies in HUG hospital fire; employee critically injured (update 2)

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:24:10 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Cigarette on fifth floor suspected Update 23:00 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A patient who suffered burns from a fire that broke out in the psychiatric unit on the fifth floor of the HUG university hospitals in Geneva died Tuesday 3 January, and a member of staff remains in serious condition from smoke inhalation. The patient was [...]

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