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Lucky escape after fire at Zurich’s ‘Houdini’ cinema

Some 40 people had a thankfully successful escape from the aptly-named Houdini cinema in Zurich on Tuesday morning when a fire broke out, causing several thousand francs of damage.

Published: 17 February 2015 12:48 CET
Lucky escape after fire at Zurich's 'Houdini' cinema
The fire broke out on Tuesday morning. Photo: Marcel Haertlein

Emergency services were called to the art-house multiplex cinema on Badenerstrasse in the Kalkbreite area of central Zurich at around 7.30am after a passer-by saw smoke pouring out of the building, news agency ATS reported.

Firemen evacuated 40 people, but no one was injured.

The cause of the fire remains unknown, though it is thought to have started in the bar on the ground floor of the building.

The Houdini cinema, which only opened last August, occupies the first three floors of the seven-storey building which also comprises apartments, shops and restaurants.

Passers-by took to Twitter to photograph the early-morning activity.

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ZURICH

Swiss rail to close ticket counters in Zurich, Bern, Vaud, Ticino and Zug

Switzerland’s Federal Railways (SBB) will be removing the ticket counter from nine stations in the cantons of Zurich, Vaud, Bern, Zug and Ticino

Published: 30 March 2022 17:35 CEST
Swiss rail to close ticket counters in Zurich, Bern, Vaud, Ticino and Zug

The SBB made the announcement on Wednesday, saying the decision was made due to a lack of demand. 

Instead, commuters will need to buy tickets from automated machines. 

In the canton of Zurich, the ticket stations in Dietlikon, Hinwil, Kloten, Männedorf and Oberwinterthur will be closed. 

In neighbouring Zug, Cham’s ticket counter will be closed, while the Herzogenbuchsee station in Bern will also go fully automated. 

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In Latin Switzerland, Pully in Vaud and Biasca in Ticino will see their ticket counters closed. 

The SBB told Swiss news outlet Watson that approximately 95 percent of ticket sales are now made via self-service machines or online. 

The advent of navigation apps has meant the need for personal advice on directions and travel has fallen, particularly in smaller areas or stations with lower traffic. 

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