73 m. ago Owner of Swiss bar where at least 40 died says ‘we followed the rules’ as he faces police probe

The owner of the Swiss nightclub where 40 New Year revellers died in a tragic inferno has claimed the bar met 'the standards', despite the deadly blaze reportedly taking hold in seconds

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2 h. ago Switzerland fire latest: Families of missing teenagers plead for information as likely cause of deadly blaze identified

Swiss Police have confirmed around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a popular Swiss ski resort

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2 h. ago Teen missing after Swiss ski resort fire sent mum Happy New Year text minutes before

Laetitia Broadard-Sitre has not heard from her 16-year-old son Arthur since the Swiss ski resort fire began yesterday.

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2 h. ago Swiss inferno nightclub owners say they can't 'sleep nor eat' and defend safety of 'deathtrap' ski bar

The couple who own the Swiss nightclub where dozens perished in an inferno on New Year's Eve have said they can't 'sleep nor eat' following the tragedy

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3 h. ago Chilling photo timeline shows ski bar fire starting and taking hold step

A selection of photos taken inside and outside Le Constellation show the progress the devastating fire made after it was seemingly ignited inside the Swiss ski resort bar by a flare

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4 h. ago Pictured: Former pupil at British school among those missing after Swiss ski resort fire

Charlotte Niddam, believed to be 15, has not been heard from since a fire tore through the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana

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5 h. ago Swiss ski resort fire: How New Year celebrations turned to tragedy as sparklers on bottles likely cause of blaze

40 people killed and 119 others injured in blaze that tore through a popular Alpine bar as revellers rang in the New Year

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5 h. ago Former pupil at British school is among the missing in Swiss ski resort inferno: Former teachers say 'she is in our prayers'

A former pupil at a British school is among the missing after a deadly inferno ripped through a Swiss ski bar on New Years Eve. 

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5 h. ago Horror new Swiss ski resort fire photos show exact moment sparklers start blaze

Horrific footage taken inside the Le Constellation bar shows the moment a sparkler appears to set the ceiling on fire, and people desperately trying to put out the ensuing flames

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5 h. ago Swiss ski resort fire: sparklers held too close to ceiling may have caused disaster, investigators say

About 40 people died in Crans-Montana bar fire, with experts saying it could take days to identify victimsSwitzerland resort fire – latest updatesInvestigators believe fountain sparklers mounted on champagne bottles and held too close to the ceiling sparked the deadly fire that tore through a crowded bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, killing about 40 people and injuring more than 100.“Everything suggests the fire started from the burning candles or ‘Bengal lights’ that had been attached to champagne bottles,” the prosecutor Béatrice Pilloud said on Friday. “These went too close to the ceiling.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Sparklers held near ceiling started Swiss ski resort fire, investigators believe

Footage and witness statements show blaze that killed about 40 was ‘very rapid’, prosecutor saysInvestigators believe fountain sparklers mounted on champagne bottles and held too close to the ceiling sparked the deadly fire that tore through a crowded bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, killing about 40 people and injuring more than 100.“Everything suggests the fire started from the burning candles or ‘Bengal lights’ that had been attached to champagne bottles,” the prosecutor Béatrice Pilloud said on Friday. “These went too close to the ceiling.” Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Sparkler candles on champagne bottles revealed as likely cause of Swiss ski resort fire that killed 40

Dramatic footage shows ‘flares’ on champagne bottles catching fire on the bar’s ceiling

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6 h. ago Investigation continues into the New Year's Eve bar fire in Switzerland, in photos

Swiss investigators say they believe sparklers on Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceiling of a bar crowded with New Year’s Eve revelers.

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6 h. ago Heartbreaking faces of people missing in Swiss ski resort bar fire which killed 47

Seven young people, most of whom are teens, have been reported missing following the devastating fire in Crans-Montana, with families urgently seeking for information

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7 h. ago Swiss authorities issue update on cause of ski resort fire that killed at least 40 people

Most of the victims were teenagers and people in their early to mid-20s

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7 h. ago Lost seconds before Swiss ski resort inferno as youngsters filmed fire instead of fleeing: New footage shows flames spreading on ceiling as officials confirm sparklers started the blaze

The footage, taken by French economics student Ferdinand Du Beaudiez, shows flames ripping through the Crans-Montana club as revellers below continue singing, dancing and shouting.

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7 h. ago Switzerland fire latest: Sparkler candles on champagne bottles revealed as likely cause of deadly blaze

Swiss Police have confirmed around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a popular Swiss ski resort

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8 h. ago Mum's desperate plea to find son, 16, and nine friends missing after Swiss ski resort fire

At least 47 people dead after sparklers inside champagne bottles appeared to ignite the venue’s basement ceiling

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9 h. ago Faces of the missing: Families plead for information about missing loved ones, many of them children, following Swiss nightclub blaze that left 47 dead

New Year's Eve celebrations turned into a nightmare when Le Constellation bar in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana went up in flames,

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10 h. ago Watch: Man swats at flames before Swiss ski resort fire turns deadly

Video shows the moment a New Year’s Eve reveller attempted to put out the flames of a deadly fire at a Swiss ski resort bar that has killed at least 47 people.

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