Shortly after 5.30 p.m., a local resident raised the Alarm. On the first floor of the Kontaktbar “Queen 99” at the bachtel street, in Wald ZH, a fire broke out. The immediately disengaged rescue workers evacuated the building immediately.

The fire Department was able to contain the fire quickly and the flames might Spread to other parts of the property prevent, informed the Zurich cantonal police. During the fire a fireman was slightly injured. He had to be brought in with a suspected flue gas poisoning for the control to go to the hospital.

The amount of property damage is expected to amount to several tens of thousands of francs. The cause of the fire is still unclear. Like 20 minutes reported, tried the lessee to fight with a fire extinguisher to the fire. The fire extinguisher but this was very quickly empty, so that he could have been alerted, and have the fire Department.

in addition to the Zurich cantonal police, the fire brigades, the forest, and RUTI, as well as two ambulances from Regio 144, including emergency use.

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Created: 15.12.2018, 12:58 PM