Another accident-riddled weekend in Switzerland
GenevaLunch News Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A German who was ski-touring in Zermatt lost his life Sunday. Elsewhere in the Lake Geneva region there were a number of serious accidents, from...
View ArticleAccidents mar long weekend in region, 19-yr-old Vaud woman dies
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The four-day Swiss Ascension weekend led to a number of accidents in the Lake Geneva region, police report. A 19-year-old Vaud woman lost her life in the early...
View ArticleFires under investigation in Blonay, St Maurice
GenevaLunch News LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – A fire broke out Tuesday evening 1 November at 20:15 in Blonay, near Lausanne, at the commune’s voirie, or waste disposal centre. It was brought under control...
View ArticleRobberies, fires, accidents mark police holiday season
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Police in the Swiss cantons around the Lake Geneva region have been kept busy over the holidays with road and mountain accidents, bank and post office robberies,...
View ArticleCrans-sur-Celigny villa latest victim of Christmas candles
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – An 88-year-old man and his 52-year-old son were burned on the face and hands and suffered from smoke inhalation after a candle set their Christmas tree on fire...
View ArticleSiberian weather sparks frigid flames on Lake Geneva
GenevaLunch News Fire death, drunk driver victims, high speed chase part of busy weekend emergency services work GENEVA / LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – A new record low temperature for this winter was set in...
View ArticleTemperatures soar in most of US, heat warnings
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – One hundred million people, or about a third of the US population are sweltering under extremely high temperatures Friday 29 June, as heat warnings were put in...
View ArticleTwo deadly fires caused by explosions
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Two men were killed by fires in separate accidents, one in canton Valais, one in Vaud, over the weekend. Both fires were due to explosions and investigators are...
View ArticleChristmas holidays busy for police
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Christmas was a busy time for emergency workers in the region, with fires, road accidents and thefts where criminals were caught in the act. Fires kill one...
View ArticleCandles main cause of 600 household fires in 2012
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Firefighters in Switzerland answered some 600 home calls in 2012 for fires that started from candles, the Swiss Council for Accident Prevention says. December is...
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