In Switzerland, at least six people have been killed and three others taken to hospital with severe injuries after a bus caught fire in a town Kerzers, west of the Swiss capital, police said. Police spokesperson Frederic Papaux said an unspecified “voluntary act” could be the cause of the inferno on Tuesday evening in the town of Kerzers, about 25km from Bern, a town in the canton of Fribourg. Ambulance and helicopter teams ferried three injured people to hospitals, while two others were treated on site.The incident took place at around 18:25 local time (19:25 GMT) on Tuesday in the centre of Kerzers - known in French as Chiètres - in Fribourg canton.
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Authorities added that the cause of the fire remains under investigation, though officials have not ruled out the possibility of deliberate action.The city transport bus is operated by PostBus, which is affiliated with the national postal service. There have been reports that a person doused themselves in gasoline but the authorities said they could not immediately confirm this.
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