Blaze that swept through crowded New Year’s Eve bar in Crans-Montana also injured 115 people
Le Constellation bar fire in Switzerland: what we know so far
Swiss investigators are racing to identify the victims of a fire that tore through a crowded bar, killing about 40 people and injuring 115 who were celebrating at a New Year’s Eve party in the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana.
President, Guy Parmelin, has said the country will hold five days of mourning, describing the blaze as one of the most traumatic events in Switzerland’s history. “It was a drama of an unknown scale,” he said, paying tribute to the many “young lives that were lost and interrupted”.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/01/switzerland-to-hold-five-days-of-mourning-after-dozens-killed-in-resort-fire
Author : Chris Michael in Crans-Montana, Luke Harding and Angela Giuffrida
Publish date : 2026-01-02 05:11:00
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