1st LD: At least 6 dead in postal bus fire in Switzerland


GENEVA, March 10 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and five others injured after a fire broke out on a postal bus on Tuesday evening in Kerzers, in the canton of Fribourg in western Switzerland, cantonal police said at a press conference.

Among the injured, including one rescuer, three were reported to be in serious condition.

Police said no other vehicle was involved in the incident and added that a human cause was likely. "A deliberate act could be the cause," the police said.

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