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The house fire in Oberhelfenschwil SG leaves the community in shock and sadness. The children will be looked after and looked after over Christmas, according to the mayor.
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- Thomas Sennhauser
- Pascal Eicher
- Katja Fässler
Neighbor Denni was there when the fire broke out. The neighborhood is troubled.
The tragedy that took place in Oberhelfenschwil SG on Thursday morning left residents in a state of shock.
The deceased parents were known in the village, as the mayor tells.
A local resident believes that a fallen candle could be to blame for the fire.
In Oberhelfenschwil SG there was a full fire in a single-family house on Thursday night, in which two people were killed. These are likely to be a man and a woman aged 50 and 46, but the identity of the bodies found in the house has not yet been confirmed. Her two children, aged twelve and 14, were able to leave the house on time.
Local resident Denny Bauermeister ran to the burning house at three in the morning. «The little boy cried and the girl screamed. The boy said his parents were still inside. So we went into the house up to the first floor. It couldn’t go any further because the smoke was too thick. ” You would have tried against the stairs to kick, around the sleeping parents to wake up. «But I think, by then they were either passed out or suffocated. We then had to get out, we couldn’t go any further. “
Disbelief and consternation among the villagers
The deceased parents were known in the village. This is also the case with mayor Toni Hässig. «I was deeply saddened to find out that the two were missing. In such a small village, such an incident is something completely incomprehensible, ”says Hässig when asked by 20 Minuten. The parents were people who were integrated and valued in the village. “You were very much involved in social life,” said Hässig.
After all: the surviving children are well taken care of. «The children are well looked after and looked after. You have a very good home for Christmas, ”says Hässig. In addition, the community has opened a donation account to support them, continues Hässig.
Mayor Toni Hässig is “deeply sad” about the death of both parents.
Municipal administration Oberhelfenschwil
Thomas Stillhart (84), who lives near the family house, also became aware of the fire. He saw the fire department at around three in the morning and already thought that something had happened. “It’s very bad, especially for the two children. You don’t know how they’re doing now, »says Stillhart.
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