I ran across our downstairs neighbours on my way in yesterday. They asked me if I’d heard about the fire in the ground floor flat. Nay, said I. Apparently, there was a small fire some time over the weekend and nobody knows what really happened, or when. From what I’ve seen, it looks like a bbq issue, but damn, part of the wall melted!
From talking to people here, it would seem that the Swiss have more relaxed attitudes to fire safety, if only because everything is built in solid concrete.