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Five injured in Lucerne festival food stall fire

Five people were injured from the shooting flames of a gas bottle that set afire a food stall at the Blue Balls music festival in Lucerne on Sunday night.

Published: 23 July 2012 10:07 CEST

Four of the victims remain in hospital,  with two people seriously injured, according to police reports.

The accident happened shortly after 7pm at a tent where Asian food was being served, Lucerne police said.

The injuries were caused when a flame flared from a gas bottle used for cooking.

Al the victims were employees of the food stall, police said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The incident did not affect concerts at the 20th annual music festival, which is held at various venues around Lake Lucerne.

The nine-day festival, running until July 28th, feature rock bands such as The Kaiser Chiefs and The Kills.

Elsewhere in Switzerland, the 37th Paleo music festival in Nyon (canton Vaud) wrapped up on Sunday after attracting 230,000 spectators over the course of six days.

The festival’s performers included Sting, The Cure, Franz Ferdinand and David Guetta.

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Situation ‘unstable’ at Copenhagen’s old stock exchange after fire

Three days after a fire which ravaged Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange broke out, emergency services said Friday that the situation was "unstable" due to equipment issues and a strong breeze.

Published: 19 April 2024 17:44 CEST
Situation 'unstable' at Copenhagen's old stock exchange after fire

In the morning, during work to dismantle the scaffolding surrounding the building, a crane’s cutters came loose for as of yet unknown reasons.

It is currently wedged between the scaffolding — put up for the renovation of the historic building that was ongoing — and what remains of the walls.

“It is affecting our efforts”, Tim Ole Simonsen, leader of the operation at the rescue services, told a press conference.

Coupled with the wind picking up, the incident, which has temporarily halted work on dismantling the scaffolding, has made the situation “unstable”.

“The wind is blowing harder and harder, and there are tarps over the scaffolding that can catch the wind,” Simonsen said.

He added that this increases the risks, in particular of further collapse of the burnt-out facade which started collapsing late Thursday afternoon.

Located close to the Christiansborg parliament and seat of government, the Borsen building was commissioned by King Christian IV and built between 1619 and 1640. It was the stock exchange until the 1970s.

The fire began Tuesday morning under the copper roof of the building, which was undergoing renovations ahead of its 400th anniversary.

The cause of the blaze was unknown and Copenhagen police said Wednesday that a major investigation had been launched.

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