A fire in the night to Tuesday a multi-family house in St. Gallen uninhabitable. Five people were evacuated, four of them were brought because of suspected smoke poisoning, temporarily in a hospital. The cause of the fire is unclear.
The fire broke out before 1.15 PM, probably in an apartment on the first floor of the house in the sun street in the town centre, such as the St. Gallen Canton police said. A neighbor saw Smoke and dialed the emergency call.
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Several residents saved themselves the information according to independently. At least two people fleeing the toxic smoke under the roof, from where they were rescued by the rescue forces by means of a rotary head, such as a police, the news Agency Keystone-SDA, said a spokesman on request.
The nearly 70 firefighters were able to bring the fire quickly under control, and delete. The house, according to police at the time not habitable. It damage was done in an unknown amount. The police have initiated investigations into the cause of the fire.
A 60-year-old woman and her 56-year-old man remained in the hospital, such as the police spokesman said in the night. A 26-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man had to quickly leave again. (chk/sda)
Created: 09.04.2019, 04:36 PM
