Anyone who has, nor is it a post car?

"See anything?" In the Daleustrasse in Chur passers-by standing at the Windows of the post garage, watching from the pavement in the hall, the sun was reflected, with the hands is shielded. "Oh, dear, only a scrap in there."

Whether it was true that in the night burning of a postal car was driven across the yard, want to know an elderly lady. Not, already thought of that. The clouds of smoke but I have seen it for yourself. Children come home from school, it is noon, are you looking for a way to the cordoned-off Area. You live next door, have to see in the night, the flames licking. Maybe the garage? The Reporter advises conscientious. Too dangerous, still.

The destruction of the Barrier is impressive. The Garage is trashed, down toppled the metal carrier and the fire contorted roof sheets lying around on the Parking areas of the vehicle are radicals such as bones and carcasses. 20 post cars are burned out, the damage total, three more can perhaps be repaired, says Urs Bloch, media spokesman of the postal car. "A Problem will be the smell of fire." To save also a number of private cars post-car-drivers, were here parked.

pictures: post-car Garage up in flames

The fire brigade is still there, the fire guard. Ten men from Churwalden have replaced the exhausted forces, which throughout the night have been deleted. Now you will suffocate in the light of day the last burning Embers. Like you, helmeted and in protective suits in the slivers of metal are available, remember you inevitably images of the 11. September 2001 – heroes of the ruins. Your Job is dangerous, it is danger of collapse, there was René shoemaker says.

The media spokesman of the police of the Canton of Graubünden has, for many hours, his eyes are reddened, and soon he wants to lie down. It is only when the structural engineers give the garage free, he says, may come to the fire investigator. The determination of the cause of the fire is a matter of cantonal police and the Prosecutor's office, not speculation.

it is Certain, that no one was hurt. The Chur city police officer who had to in the night on Thursday with breathing complaints to the hospital, could be dismissed again. "We are very happy," says René shoemaker, the Canton police officer. It shows the relief. The damage to the vehicles, the Postbus AG is estimated to 7.5 million Swiss francs. A passer-by in front of the Garage is sorry for the company: "the thing with accounting, is now the Brand: you don't have it easy." The vehicles were insured, such as the Postbus AG confirmed.

About 50 residents evacuated

The call to the Canton police, on Wednesday evening, shortly after 20.45: fire in the post office garage. The total fire-Chur and the fire Department in Domat/Ems-rocky mountain moved from, the fire Department of Ems-Chemie also helped in the murders, a total of a dog. "When I arrived, the whole hall full of flames, scary," says Canton police officer René shoemaker. The firefighters surrounded the fire from several sides, and got him under control. Particularly intensive contact took care of the gas station, which is integrated in the Garage: The fuel pump was constantly cooled with quenching water, and remained so largely healing.

The police had to secure First the local residents. The Garage is in a residential and commercial home grown, the apartments overlook the hall, down the roof of the garage served the lower floor as a garden forecourt. The fire cross, this danger had never really says shoemaker, but many of the concrete of the house have taken care of. Nevertheless, around 50 local residents were evacuated. "To ensure that we have all of that went until midnight and it was sophisticated," says shoemaker. The policemen wore respiratory protection devices.

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the meeting place was a Pub in the Sunshine. Most of the Evacuees have been able to organize a place for the night, according to police. On Thursday, at six o'clock in the morning was allowed to return to the apartment, who wanted to – in spite of the gluten-nests, and in spite of the crack in the station-side outer wall.

tour de force-performance in the night

to rotate in the night Walter Schwizer, head of operations area East at the Postbus AG. He sat down in St. Gallen in the car and was shortly before 23 o'clock in the Chur. 23 vehicles destroyed, which corresponds to almost half of the entire post-car fleet, which was every day from Chur. A replacement had to be found.

The colleagues in Chur, had already called in the Engadine, and against 00: 30 two post came in cars from there to Chur. "Everybody helped out, everyone asked: Where is a car in the shop?" Until the Morning nine were Extra-post cars together, the train schedule was adhered to. "I shall be proud to be with such a Team work," said Schwizer. "A tour de force performance of" the colleagues of the company's headquarters is. Under the snow-covered glass dome of the Chur post highway of justice ruled on Thursday normal operation. Flims/Laax, Tschiertschen, Lenzerheide, everything rolls out.

The solidarity going beyond the group, said Schwizer. Even competitors came forward to offer help and car or the use of washing facilities. On the weekend post cars from all over the Eastern part of Switzerland from Chur. So the Ski will have mastered weekend. To the burned cars are replaced by new, it'll take eight to ten months. Post cars, it is rod.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 17.01.2019, 19:45 PM