Mattress catches fire in an apartment building

Last Friday evening (5 May 2023), shortly before 5.50 p.m., a mattress caught fire in a flat in an apartment building on the General-Guisan-Strasse in Zug, resulting in heavy smoke.

The 62-year-old resident noticed the smoke and was able to extinguish the burning mattress on his own before the fire brigade arrived. He was examined by the rescue service for suspected smoke inhalation, but remained uninjured.

The 62-year-old man's flat had to be cleared of smoke by the fire brigade and is temporarily uninhabitable. There was no immediate danger for the other residents of the apartment building. They did not have to be evacuated by the fire brigade.

The man was able to extinguish the mattress himself        Photo: Zug Police

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined and is being investigated by the Forensic Service of the Zug police. The amount of property damage cannot be estimated at this time.

Around 20 members of the Zug fire brigade (FFZ), the fire brigade inspectorate, the Zug rescue service and the Zug police were deployed to the incident.

Source: Zug police