Forest fire in southern Switzerland contained after overnight effort

A forest fire in the municipality of Brusio, in canton Graubünden, was brought under control by emergency crews on Wednesday morning. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Five helicopters from Swisshelicopter and Heli Bernina, along with an army Super Puma, were used to support the fire service. The Rhaetian Railway line remains closed until further notice, with replacement buses running. The fire near the Brusio circular viaduct covers an area of about two square kilometres between Campascio and Viano. A drone fitted with thermal imaging cameras could still be used to identify any remaining hotspots. This was confirmed to the Keystone-SDA news agency by the mayor of Brusio, Pietro Della Cà, who has been monitoring the operation throughout. Services on the Rhaetian Railway are still suspended, and the road to the village of Viano has also been closed since Tuesday evening. Until at least midday, the village – home to around 60 people – could only be reached ...