2 w. ago Owner of Swiss ski bar held in custody after fire killed 40 people

Half of those killed in the New Year blaze were under 18, including some as young as 14.

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2 w. ago Swiss bar owner arrested after fire in which 40 died and more than 100 injured

Prosecutors investigating French proprietors on suspicion of crimes, including homicide by negligence

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3 w. ago Swiss bar where 40 died in blaze ‘last had fire safety check in 2019’

Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the bar’s managers

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3 w. ago Fire inspections not carried out for five years at Swiss bar where 40 died in New Year's blaze

All 116 people wounded in the deadly fire had now been identified.

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3 w. ago ‘We are profoundly sorry’: Swiss bar where 40 killed in fire had not been inspected for five years, says mayor

Sound-proof foam used in bar was considered ‘acceptable’ at the time

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3 w. ago No safety inspections at site of Swiss bar fire since 2019, mayor says

All sparkler candles have now been banned inside venues, said the mayor at the press conference.

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3 w. ago Numerous teenagers among the dead identified in Swiss bar blaze, police say

Police in Valais said they had identified 16 more of those who died in the blaze in Crans-Montana, one of the worst disasters in recent Swiss history.

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3 w. ago Hundreds march in silence to honour victims of Swiss bar fire

It followed Mass at Chapelle Saint-Christophe in Crans-Montana on Sunday morning.

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3 w. ago Swiss prosecutors place bar managers under criminal investigation after deadly fire

Charges include manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence

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3 w. ago Investigation opened into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40

More than 100 people were injured in the blaze that broke out about 1.30am on Thursday.

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3 w. ago Swiss ski resort fire ‘likely started by sparklers in champagne bottles’, says official

About 40 people killed in blaze that engulfed nightclub in ski resort of Crans-Montana, and 119 others injured

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3 w. ago Swiss ski resort fire: Blaze ‘likely started by sparklers in champagne bottles’, says attorney general

Witnesses say ceiling may have been set alight by sparklers or flares attached to Champagne bottles

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3 w. ago Fire at Swiss ski resort bar likely caused by sparklers on champagne bottles, authorities say

In an update this afternoon, Swiss police confirmed 40 people were killed in the fire with a further 119 injured.

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3 w. ago Mourners lay flowers as Swiss investigators probe fatal fire at ski resort bar

Around 40 people died and another 115 were injured during the blaze.

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3 w. ago Swiss ski resort fire: new photo appears to show bar ceiling catching fire as Italian teen among those feared dead

Witnesses say ceiling may have been set alight by sparklers or flares attached to Champagne bottles

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3 w. ago Swiss ski resort fire: new video shows attempts to extinguish bar fire

Witnesses say ceiling may have been set alight by sparklers or flares attached to Champagne bottles

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3 w. ago Swiss ski resort fire: new video shows attempts to extinguish blaze in Crans

Witnesses say ceiling may have been set alight by sparklers or flares attached to Champagne bottles

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3 w. ago Investigators working to identify victims as around 40 killed in Swiss ski resort fire

It is not yet clear what set off the blaze at Le Constellation, which also injured about 115.

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3 w. ago Investigators working to identify victims of fire at bar in Swiss ski resort

Around 40 people were killed and around 115 were injured in the fire on New Year’s Eve.

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3 w. ago Switzerland to hold five days of mourning after 40 killed in ski resort fire

Fire tore through a crowded bar during a New Year’s Eve party in the resort of Crans-Montana

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