2 w. ago Several dead in explosion and fire at Swiss ski resort bar, police say

Several people were killed and others injured when an explosion ripped through a bar in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana, Swiss police said early Thursday. “There has been an explosion of unknown origin,” Gaetan Lathion, a police spokesman in Wallis canton in southwestern Switzerland said. “There are several injured, and several dead.” He said the explosion took place at around 1.30am in a bar called Le Constellation, which is popular with tourists, as revellers rang in the new...

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2 w. ago Dozens feared dead in explosion and fire at Swiss ski resort bar during New Year celebrations

Dozens of people are feared to have been killed and around 100 others injured after an explosion tore through a crowded bar during a New Year’s Eve party in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, Swiss police said on Thursday. Police had earlier said many people were being treated for burns. Police, firefighters and rescuers rushed to the popular resort, one of the top-ranked ski destinations in Europe. The “fire of undetermined origin” broke out in a bar...

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2 w. ago Dozens dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year’s celebration

About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight on Thursday, police said. Authorities did not immediately have an exact count of the deceased. The Crans-Montana resort is best known as an international ski and golf venue, and overnight, its crowded Le Constellation bar morphed from a scene of revelry into the site of one of Switzerland’s worst...

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2 w. ago Eurostar suspends services, stranding thousands between London and Paris during holiday rush

Eurostar suspended train services in Europe on Tuesday after a power supply issue in the Channel Tunnel, sparking travel chaos during the very busy travel season between Christmas and New Year. Passengers were left scrambling to find alternatives after the operator postponed all services between London, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels. “There was a power supply problem in the Channel Tunnel, followed by a shuttle train coming to a halt inside,” a Eurostar spokesperson said. “All journeys to and...

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2 w. ago Eurostar suspends services, strands thousands between London, Paris during holiday rush

Eurostar suspended train services in Europe on Tuesday after a power supply issue in the Channel Tunnel, sparking travel chaos during the very busy travel season between Christmas and New Year. Passengers were left scrambling to find alternatives after the operator postponed all services between London, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels. “There was a power supply problem in the Channel Tunnel, followed by a shuttle train coming to a halt inside,” a Eurostar spokesperson said. “All journeys to and...

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2 w. ago Eurostar to resume services after Channel Tunnel power glitch sparks travel chaos

Eurostar said on Tuesday it was restarting services suspended earlier over a power supply problem in the Channel Tunnel, as passengers travelling in the busy run-up to New Year faced massive disruption. Travellers were left scrambling to find alternatives after the operator postponed all services between London, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels. “As the Channel Tunnel has partially reopened we will start to resume services,” Eurostar said in a statement on its website midafternoon. A spokesperson...

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