Fire, fire Major fire department operation due to fire in Bischofszell TG

SDA

8.7.2024 - 15:15

A fire has broken out in a residential and commercial building in Bischofszell. According to the Thurgau cantonal police, there are no injuries according to initial findings. (symbolic image)
A fire has broken out in a residential and commercial building in Bischofszell. According to the Thurgau cantonal police, there are no injuries according to initial findings. (symbolic image)
Keystone

A fire with thick smoke has broken out in a residential and commercial building in Bischofszell TG. Various fire departments are in action. So far, there are no injuries.

Keystone-SDA

On Monday afternoon, a fire broke out in Bischofszell with a column of smoke visible from afar, as first reported by 20 Minuten online. A residential and commercial building was on fire, explained Daniel Meili, spokesman for the Thurgau cantonal police, at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency.

Because heavy smoke had developed, the area had since been cordoned off. According to initial findings, there are no casualties.

The federal alert system, Alert Swiss, has asked the population to close windows and doors and turn off the ventilation in their homes due to the heavy smoke.