Archive fire at Austria's LKH Bregenz hospital

A fire broke out in the archive of the LKH Bregenz hospital in Austria during the early hours of 3 August 2026. Firefighters entered the building and extinguished the blaze by 02:32 UTC. The fire was confined to a single area of the archive, no injuries were reported and evacuation was unnecessary. The cause is suspected to be a computer or labeling device.

In a separate incident on Lake Constance near Überlingen, Germany, a 46‑year‑old diver and her 64‑year‑old partner died during a dive to about 80 metres. Both lost consciousness during a rapid ascent and were pronounced dead at the scene.

A major road crash occurred on a national road between Terni and Rieti in central Italy. A motorhome entered the opposite lane and collided head‑on with a tourist bus traveling to the Marmore waterfalls. Six people were killed, including both bus drivers and the occupants of the motorhome, and 34 were injured, four seriously.

In Switzerland, a multi‑vehicle collision in the canton of Schwyz injured eight people. A car struck an oncoming motorcycle and then a second oncoming car. A nine‑year‑old boy from the second car suffered life‑threatening injuries and was air‑lifted to hospital.