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At least six dead in Switzerland bus fire

At least six people have been killed and others injured after a bus caught fire in a town in western Switzerland, according to police, the BBC reports.

The incident took place at around 18:25 local time (19:25 GMT) on Tuesday in the center of Kerzers – known in French as Chiètres – in Fribourg canton, about 20km (12 miles) from the capital, Bern.

At least three people were taken to hospital, police said, and there were reports that a rescuer was also hurt.

The cause of the fire is not yet known but an investigation is under way into whether it was deliberately started.

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