GENEVA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Five people were reported missing and eight others injured after a fire broke out shortly after midnight in a residential building in the eastern Swiss town of Thusis, local police said on Friday.

The fire destroyed a restaurant with residential units, according to the Grisons cantonal police.

Among people who left the burning building, eight were injured, including two seriously, two moderately and four slightly, the police added.

Extinguishing operations were still underway on Friday morning, and an investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the blaze.