Event Brief
Aug 21, 2026 at 4:08 AM ET
Fire in Thusis apartment block leaves five missing
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A fire tore through an apartment building in Thusis, Switzerland, leaving five people missing and eight injured, police said. Reported just after midnight, the blaze “entirely burned” a building with a restaurant and flats; the stairwell collapsed and crews used a crane to open the roof. Two injured are in serious condition; about 100 firefighters were still working Friday morning.
WHO: Police for the canton of Graubünden
WHAT: Fire destroyed an apartment building in Thusis, leaving five missing and eight injured
WHEN: Reported Aug 21, 2026 at 3:19 AM ET
WHERE: Thusis, Switzerland
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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