4 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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12 h. ago Horrific scenes in ski resort bar recounted by witnesses who saw 'people burning'

About 40 people were killed and around 115 injured in a blaze that broke out inside the bar at the Crans-Montana ski resort in Switzerland on New Year's Eve, one of the worst tragedies in the country's history

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12 h. ago Everything we know so far after at least 40 die in Swiss Alpine bar horror

Around 40 people died and 115 were injured when fire swept through the Le Constellation bar in the popular Alpine ski resort shortly after midnight on New Year's Day

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16 h. ago First Swiss fire victim named as 100 people in critical condition after Crans

Swiss investigators are probing what caused a fire in a bar Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana that left around 40 people dead and another 115 injured during a New Year’s celebration

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17 h. ago The moment sparkler set fire to New Year inferno bar ceiling before 47 died

The owners of the Swiss nightclub which erupted into an inferno killing at least 47 people and injuring 115 others are a husband and wife French couple who are powerful figures

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18 h. ago One of Switzerland's worst tragedies left about 40 people dead after a fire in an Alpine resort bar

A New Year’s party at a Swiss Alpine bar turned into a tragedy after about 40 people died in a fire and another roughly 115 were injured, mostly seriously

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19 h. ago Switzerland to hold five days of mourning after 40 killed in resort fire, as investigators rush to identify victims

Blaze that swept through crowded New Year’s Eve bar in Crans-Montana also injured 115 peopleLe Constellation bar fire in Switzerland: what we know so farSwiss 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”. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Revealed: Couple who own 'disaster waiting to happen' bar where 47 died in Swiss New Year inferno AND their links to UK... as shocking photo shows the moment fire started

The owners of the Swiss nightclub which erupted into an inferno killing at least 47 people and injuring 115 others are a husband and wife French couple who are powerful figures

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23 h. ago Parents are desperately searching for children after Swiss ski resort inferno as hundreds gather for heartbreaking vigil

DISTRAUGHT families are desperately searching for their children who are still missing after a deadly blaze ripped through a Swiss ski resort nightclub. Authorities have confirmed teenagers are among the 47 dead and 115 injured after the horror blaze erupted at a packed tourist bar in Crans-Montana, Valais. It's thought more than 200 young people celebrating...

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25 h. ago RECAP: King Charles 'heartbroken' after Swiss resort NYE party turned into 'nightmarish tragedy'

RECAP: King Charles has offered his sympathies to the 47 people killed and 115 injured after a devastating fire ripped through a luxury ski resort in Switzerland.

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26 h. ago Around 40 people killed and 115 injured in New Year fire at Swiss bar, police say

The fire broke out at about 1.30am at Le Constellation bar in the south-western Swiss resort, as revellers were celebrating the New Year

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27 h. ago Eerie vid from Swiss bar shows staff carrying flaming champagne bottles before deadly inferno that killed at least 47

AN EERIE promo video from the Swiss nightclub where at least 47 people died showed staff parading flaming champagne bottles through packed crowds. Bottle service waitresses, donning bizarre neon motorcycle helmets, can be seen carrying sparkling candles in glass bottles to tables of revellers, in advertising material released by Le Constellation. Devastatingly, authorities have confirmed...

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28 h. ago LIVE BLOG: King Charles 'heartbroken' after Swiss resort NYE party turned into 'nightmarish tragedy'

LIVE BLOG: King Charles has offered his sympathies to the 47 people killed and 115 injured after a devastating fire ripped through a luxury ski resort in Switzerland.

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28 h. ago New video shows deadly 'flashover' fire in Swiss inferno deathtrap that had 6.5 out of ten for safety and where at least 47 died and 115 injured

The basement venue, Le Constellation in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, was fitted with wooden furnishings and foam-style ceiling material and had only one narrow staircase.

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29 h. ago Switzerland to hold five days of mourning after 40 killed in resort fire

Blaze that swept through crowded New Year’s Eve bar in Crans-Montana also injured 115 peopleSwiss resort fire: latest updatesLe Constellation bar fire in Switzerland: what we know so farSwitzerland will hold five days of mourning after an “unprecedented” fire 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.The country’s president, Guy Parmelin, described 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”. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago New video shows deadly 'flashover' fire in Swiss inferno deathtrap that had 6.5 out of ten for safety and where at least 47 died and injured 115

The basement venue, Le Constellation in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, was fitted with wooden furnishings and foam-style ceiling material and had only one narrow staircase.

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30 h. ago Around 40 people killed and 115 injured in New Year’s Eve bar fire at Swiss ski resort

Crowds had gathered to celebrate the New year when the bar was engulfed in flames

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31 h. ago Switzerland resort fire latest news: 40 dead and 115 injured in Crans

Police have ruled out an attack on Le Constellation bar as investigation starts into cause of fireOfficials at the press conference are asking for “prudence” from those in the town, reminding them not to make unnecessary demands on hospitals, which are overwhelmed.Please leave investigators to do their work, they say. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Swiss inferno deathtrap had a 6.5 out of ten for safety: Deadly factors that allowed a 'flashover' that killed at least 47 and injured 115

The blaze tore through the basement of Le Constellation in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana shortly after 1.30am, as packed celebrations were under way.

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31 h. ago Switzerland fire latest: ‘40 people dead’ in Crans Montana bar blaze as video appears to show ceiling on fire

100 injured as deadly fire breaks out at Crans-Montana venue as revellers welcomed 2026

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