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Five people are missing and eight more have been injured after a large fire broke out above a restaurant in Switzerland.
Dramatic footage from the scene showed flames pouring out of the building, home to a Portuguese eatery called Beverin.
Fourteen people were able to escape, and among the eight hurt, two are thought to be seriously wounded, two moderately, and four slightly.
Nearly 100 firefighters have been scrambled to the scene in the Alpine town of Thusis, while the building's roof had to be opened with a crane after its staircase collapsed.
Fourteen people were able to escape, and among the eight hurt, two are thought to be seriously wounded, two moderately, and four slightly.
Nearly 100 firefighters have been scrambled to the scene in the Alpine town of Thusis, while the building's roof had to be opened with a crane after its staircase collapsed.
Initial investigations indicate the fire broke out on the second floor of the structure. Officials from the Thusis municipality has organised accommodation and meals for those impacted by the devastating blaze.
Crews from Cazis, Oberer Heinzenberg, Ems Chemie, and Albula attended the blaze, which broke out shortly after midnight.
Dramatic footage from the scene showed flames pouring out of the building
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Crews worked through the night to tackle the blaze
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Five people are missing after the blaze
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Earlier this year, a devastating fire broke out Le Constellation bar in the ski-resort town of Crans-Montana, leading to 41 deaths and over 100 injuries.
The fire, set off by sparklers carried by a bar worker sitting on the shoulders of a colleague, spread within seconds in the basement bar.
Some of the victims were found collapsed next to a locked rear exit, according to police transcripts.
Others were piled together near the main exit, which became a fatal chokepoint, while others died in the basement before they could flee, according to the transcripts and photographs from the case files.
The inferno tore through Le Constellation, a bar in the resort town of Crans-Montana, claiming 40 lives and leaving 119 people with injuries | GETTYThe bar’s owners, Jessica and Jacques Moretti, face charges including manslaughter by negligence and arson by negligence over the blaze.
When questioned by prosecutors earlier this month, the resort's former fire safety official in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana remained silent.
His lawyer, Fabien Mingard, told Swiss reporters: "My client exercised his right to remain silent as he does not yet have access to the case file.
"He will answer the public prosecutors' questions as soon as he has access to the file."
A makeshift memorial was set up outside the "Le Constellation bar" in Crans Montana
| REUTERSRobert Assael, one of the lawyers for the civil parties in the case, said: "The hearing lasted only 15-20 minutes because the defendant refused to cooperate after being informed of the charges.
"I am shocked that he did not answer the questions when the victims...are only waiting for one thing: the truth."
Nicola Meier, a lawyer for the Morettis, claimed to be "surprised" by the former fire safety official remaining silent, while noting that "it is his right" to do so.
Meier said: "The Morettis...have never refused to answer a single question. They have always been fully cooperative, and that remains the case today and will continue to be."