An apartment building in downtown Zurich was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. According to initial police reports, six people were injured, one of them seriously.
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The fire broke out shortly before midnight, according to an employee of the Zurich Municipal Police Engagement Centre cited by Swiss news agency Keystone-SDA.
The fire, he added, had damaged several adjacent buildings.
Firemen rushed to the scene and by 1 am the flames were under control. Police gave no further details on the incident.
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