In brief
A ferocious fire tore through a restaurant with resident apartments in Thusis, Switzerland, leaving five people missing and eight injured. The blaze erupted on the second floor and raged overnight, drawing nearly 100 firefighters, a crane, and multiple water streams. Authorities have yet to determine the cause, but the collapse required a crane to open the roof. Hospitals in Chur, Thusis, Ilanz and Zurich are treating the injured, while police investigate the fifth‑degree disappearance.
Five people are missing and eight others injured after a restaurant with apartments was "completely destroyed" by fire in the Swiss town of Thusis, police have said.
Initial investigations indicate the blaze broke out on the second floor and the cause was still being investigated, according to the Graubünden cantonal police.
Police were called just after midnight local time (22:00 GMT on Thursday) and nearly 100 firefighters responded. The roof had to be opened using a crane after the stairwell collapsed.
Fourteen people escaped the building, police said, of whom two were seriously injured, two suffered moderate injuries and four suffered minor injuries. People were taken to hospitals in Chur, Thusis, Ilanz and Zurich.
Police and the public prosecutor’s office are investigating the cause of the fire.
