25 injured when walking on embers in a ‘team building’ of a company in Switzerland


  • Thirteen of the guests at the party held in Zurich had to be taken to hospital with serious injuries

At least 25 people have been injured this Tuesday at a private party held in the Swiss city of Zurich after have walked on glowing coals as part of a ritual, as reported by local authorities. Of the total number of injured people, 13 of them have had to be transferred to a hospital with serious injuries. In addition, the pain from the burns did not occur immediately, but with a delay, ‘Tages Anzeiger’ has reported.

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Around 6:00 p.m. (local time), the Zürich Protection and Rescue operations center received a call reporting that several people had suffered severe burns after walking on hot coals. Due to the high number of injured, the health authorities have mobilized ten ambulances, a large rescue vehicle and two emergency medical teams.

The Zurich Police did not want to comment on the incident, but according to what the aforementioned newspaper has learned, it would be kind of an eventteam building‘ of a company he should have been under supervision.


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