"Crime not ruled out" Kiosk on the Josefwiese in Zurich burns down
On Friday morning, the Zurich fire department had to be called out to extinguish the burning kiosk on Josefwiese. The property damage is extensive, but no one is injured. The police suspect arson.
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- In the early hours of the morning, the popular kiosk on Zurich's Josefwiese burns down.
- The fire department extinguishes the fire, but is unable to prevent damage amounting to several hundred thousand francs.
- The city police cannot rule out the possibility that a criminal offense led to the fire. The fire investigators have begun their work.
The popular kiosk on Zurich's Josefwiese burns early on Friday morning. The Zurich fire department is called out, according to Zurich Protection & Rescue, and flames several meters high are shooting out of the roof of the wooden building.
The heavy smoke is visible beyond District 5, where the Josefwiese is located, right next to the SBB railroad embankment and the historic viaduct.
Crime not ruled out
At the end of the extinguishing work, damage amounting to several hundred thousand francs remains, according to the Zurich city police. The cause of the fire is still unclear, but a criminal act cannot be ruled out, they write in their press release. Police fire investigators are securing the evidence and trying to find out how the kiosk cabin caught fire.
For the time being, visitors to Josefwiese will have to make do without a toilet and kiosk. Apart from that, however, the meadow can be used without restriction, according to the city police.
The fire-fighting work is still ongoing after daybreak.
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According to initial estimates by the city police, the damage amounts to several tens of thousands of francs.
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It remains to be seen whether the kiosk can be saved.
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The fire-fighting work is still ongoing after daybreak.
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According to initial estimates by the city police, the damage amounts to several tens of thousands of francs.
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It remains to be seen whether the kiosk can be saved.
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Serious damage
Schutz & Rettung Zürich confirmed the operation on Platform X after the "Regionaljournal Zürich Schaffhausen" reported on it.
The emergency services were still busy extinguishing the fire in the morning. The cause of the fire is still unclear. According to initial estimates by the city police, the damage amounts to several tens of thousands of francs.
