The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Christmas candle fire leaves family homeless Christmas may be long over but in some Swiss homes the decorations have been slow coming down, including one in the canton of Bern, where extending the holiday season had disastrous consequences. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160105/christmas-tree-candle-fire-leaves-family-homeless Tue, 05 Jan 2016 23:23:36 +0100 christmas-tree-candle-fire-leaves-family-homeless