GENEVA (AP) — At least six people were killed and three others hospitalized with severe injures after a bus caught fire in a town west of the Swiss capital, police said Tuesday.
Police spokesperson Frederic Papaux of Fribourg canton, or region, said an unspecified “voluntary act” could be the cause of the inferno Tuesday evening in the town of Kerzers, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Bern, the capital.
The city transport bus is operated by PostBus,
which is affiliated with the national postal service. Images from the scene on Swiss media showed flames tearing through the bus.
“After rushing to the scene, rescue teams noted that the vehicle was totally engulfed in flames,” the regional government said in a statement.
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GENEVA (AP) — Police say several people are dead and several others injured after a postal bus caught fire in a town west of the Swiss capital.
Authorities in the Fribourg canton, or region, said in a statement that an unspecified “voluntary act could be the cause" of the fire Tuesday evening in the town of Kerzers, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Bern, the capital.
“After rushing to the scene, rescue teams noted that the vehicle was totally engulfed in flames," the regional government said in a statement.
Ambulance and helicopter teams ferried three injured people to hospitals, while two others were treated on site.
Authorities said several others were found dead, though the exact number has not been confirmed. An investigation is underway.
