On Sunday there was a fire in a light shaft of a shop in Rapperswil-Jona SG. The fire was quickly extinguished. There was property damage.
Rapperswil-Jona: Fire in light shaft. – St. Gallen Cantonal Police
the essentials in brief
- In Rapperswil-Jona SG, a light shaft at a shop caught fire on Sunday.
- The fire department was able to quickly extinguish the fire.
- The fire caused property damage amounting to several hundred thousand francs.
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On Sunday, shortly before 3:50 p.m., a fire broke out in a light shaft at a shop on Obere Bahnhofstrasse in Rapperswil-Jona.
A person reporting to the St. Gallen cantonal emergency call center reported an open fire and heavy smoke coming from a light shaft on Obere Bahnhofstrasse.
The fire department that responded was able to quickly extinguish the fire. Everyone was able to leave the building unharmed. Obere Bahnhofstrasse was closed while the fire was being extinguished.
The exact cause of the fire is being investigated
There was material damage amounting to several hundred thousand francs. The cause of the fire is unclear. On behalf of the public prosecutor’s office in the canton of St. Gallen, the Forensics Competence Center of the St. Gallen cantonal police began investigating the cause of the fire.
In addition to several patrols and specialists from the St. Gallen cantonal police, the local fire department with around 56 members and, as a precautionary measure, the rescue service were on duty.
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