Five Missing After Fire in Swiss Alpine Town

Sun Sep 06 2026 05:17:14 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Five people missing, eight injured as a restaurant‑apartment building in Thusis burns out in Swiss Alps.

A blaze that began on the second floor of a restaurant‑apartments in Thusis, Switzerland, left the building completely destroyed. Five people are missing and eight others injured. Nearly 100 firefighters responded after midnight and had to use a crane to open the roof following a collapsed stairwell. Police and prosecutors are investigating the cause of the fire, while victims have been transported to hospitals in Chur, Thusis, Ilanz and Zurich.

Five Missing After Fire in Swiss Alpine Town

Five people are missing and eight others injured after a restaurant with apartments was completely destroyed by fire in the Swiss town of Thusis, police have said.

Initial investigations indicate the blaze broke out on the second floor and the cause was still under investigation, according to the Graubünden cantonal police.

Emergency services were called just after midnight local time (22:00 GMT) and nearly 100 firefighters responded. The roof had to be opened with a crane after the stairwell collapsed.

Large flames enter windows of top-floor building at night. — Graubünden cantonal police

The Alpine Graubünden region, also known as Grisons, is a popular holiday destination for both winter sports and summer nature activities in eastern Switzerland.

Fourteen people escaped the building, police said, of whom two were seriously injured, two suffered moderate injuries and four suffered minor injuries.

People were taken to hospitals in Chur, Thusis, Ilanz, and Zurich.

Police and the public prosecutor’s office are investigating the cause of the fire.