Fire One person in hospital after apartment fire in Therwil BL

When a fire broke out in an apartment building in Therwil BL on Tuesday evening, one person had to be rescued by the fire department. She was taken to hospital for a check-up, as reported by the Basel police on Wednesday.

The alarm was raised at 9.36 p.m., according to the statement. The fire department located the source of the fire in the bedroom of an apartment on the third floor and quickly contained and finally extinguished the fire.

The outbreak of fire and the heavy smoke caused massive damage to the apartment, according to the press release. The cause of the fire has not yet been fully clarified, but the police are assuming a technical cause, according to the statement.