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SWITZERLAND-FIRE
Apartment fire kills six in Switzerland
GENEVA, Nov 26, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Six people, including children, were
killed and some 20 people were hospitalized in the early hours Monday in an
apartment fire in the northwestern Swiss city of Solothurn, local media
reported.
The Swiss public broadcaster RTS reported that the fire broke out shortly
after 2:00 a.m. (0100 GMT) in one of the lower floors of the apartment. The
extent of the damage is unknown at this time.
Such a deadly accident in Switzerland has been rare in recent years.
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