Alphütte fire in Emmetten, Switzerland, Digi Mart USA News (Emmetten, Switzerland): A fire broke out late Saturday afternoon at an alpine hut in the Rinderbühl area of Emmetten. Six teenagers aged 15 and 16 had been staying in the hut over the weekend and had previously lit the fireplace.
According to a statement from the Nidwalden Cantonal Police, the group noticed heavy smoke when they returned from a walk in the afternoon. The Nidwalden Cantonal Police were alerted at around 5:25 p.m.
The local Emmetten fire department, together with fire crews from Beckenried, Seelisberg and the Stans regional fire station, quickly brought the fire under control and fully extinguished it. No one was injured in the incident, but the hut suffered considerable property damage.
Police are currently investigating the cause of the fire.
