{
  "id": 2337688,
  "title": "Two Swiss apartment block fires leave five missing and 19 injured, police say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/two-swiss-apartment-block-fires-leave-five-missing-and-19-injured",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:25:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/08/21/two-swiss-apartment-block-fires-leave-five-missing-and-19-injured-police-say/232209"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "GENEVA, Aug 21 — Two separate apartment block fires in Switzerland have left five people missing and 19 injured, according to police reports. In Thusis, located in the far-eastern region of Graubunden, a major fire broke out just after midnight, completely engulfing a building that housed both residential flats and a restaurant. The stairwell collapsed during the incident, prompting the use of a crane to open the roof. Five individuals remain unaccounted for. Of the 14 people who managed to escape the burning structure, eight were injured, with two in serious condition. These individuals were transported to hospitals in both Graubunden and Zurich. Around 100 firefighters were dispatched to the scene, where crews continued efforts to extinguish the blaze early this morning.\n\nIn a separate incident near Schaffhausen, located near the German border, a fire ignited in the kitchen of an apartment building. Eleven people were injured, with nine requiring hospitalization. A police officer also sustained injuries. Local police reported that firefighters succeeded in preventing the fire from spreading to other units within the building. An investigation has been initiated to determine the cause of both fires, with the Thusis blaze reportedly originating on the second floor. A police photograph showed a multi-story apartment building engulfed in smoke, with flames protruding from multiple upper-floor windows and the roof.",
  "summary": "GENEVA, Aug 21 — Two fires that erupted overnight in apartment buildings in Switzerland left five people missing a...",
  "key_points": [
    "Two Swiss apartment fires leave 5 missing, 19 injured",
    "One fire in Thusis collapses stairwell, another in Schaffhausen injures 11",
    "Investigations launched to determine fire causes"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}