"At this stage, we have elements suggesting deliberate act by a person who was inside the bus. The fire left at least six dead and five injured, three of them seriously. Police have opened a criminal investigation and appealed for witnesses to come forward as they seek to determine the cause of the fire."
"The bus involved was a distinctive yellow PostBus, which serves remote areas in Switzerland and is affiliated with the national postal service. When emergency services arrived, the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames and firefighters had to step in to put out the blaze."
"Swiss President Guy Parmelin expressed his shock and offered his condolences to the families of the victims, adding that the circumstances are being investigated. This is the second major incident of deadly fire in Switzerland this year after a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana caught fire in the early hours of January 1 killing 41 people."
A yellow PostBus caught fire around 6:25 pm on the main street of Kerzers in Fribourg canton, Switzerland, resulting in at least six deaths and five injuries, three of them serious. Emergency services found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames upon arrival. Police spokesperson Frederic Papaux stated that evidence suggests a deliberate act by a person inside the bus, with no other vehicle involved. Panicked passengers were observed escaping the burning vehicle. Three injured individuals were hospitalized while two others received treatment at the scene. Authorities opened a criminal investigation and appealed for witness testimony. This incident marks the second major deadly fire in Switzerland this year.
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