Residential Fires in Switzerland and Germany Leave Injured and Cause Damage

A fire broke out in a multi‑family apartment building in Schlieren, Switzerland, late on Friday night. Two residents were lightly injured with suspected smoke‑inhalation and were taken to hospital. The blaze rendered the affected flat uninhabitable and inflicted property damage estimated at more than 100,000 Swiss francs. The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Zurich cantonal police.

In Cottbus, Germany, a basement fire erupted in a multi‑family house on Jessener Street after a power‑distribution box ignited. The building was evacuated as a precaution, and one resident was medically treated for possible smoke‑gas poisoning. About thirty firefighters and rescue personnel contained the fire, which did not spread further. Police have opened an investigation into the incident, and the exact cause remains unclear.