2 h. 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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4 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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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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4 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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6 h. ago Major update in horror fire at Switzerland ski bar as cause of blaze is confirmed

Work is ongoing in identifying the victims

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6 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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6 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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7 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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7 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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8 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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9 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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11 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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12 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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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 Pictured: Moment champagne bottle sparklers turned New Year's Eve party into deadly inferno in Swiss ski resort bar

Image shows flames starting to take hold in the ceiling of the basement bar as sparklers are held aloft inside champagne bottles

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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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13 h. ago Italian golfer, 16, named as first victim of tragic Swiss ski resort bar fire

The Italian Golf Federation paid tribute to Emanuele Galeppini as a ‘young athlete who embodied passion and authentic values’

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14 h. ago Chilling Swiss ski resort bar fire picture shows shows 'exact moment' champagne sparkler started blaze

An explosion in the basement of Le Constellation nightclub in Crans-Montana claimed at least 47 lives during New Year celebrations

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15 h. ago First victim of Swiss NYE inferno is named as teenage Italian golfer as tributes paid to rising star who 'embodied passion'

The first victim of the deadly New Year's Eve fire that tore through a bar at an Alpine ski resort has been named as a 17-year-old Italian golfer. 

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15 h. ago Survivor escaped deadly Swiss resort bar fire ‘in frenzy’ as it was engulfed by blaze

A survivor who escaped the deadly fire at a Swiss ski resort bar during New Year’s Eve celebrations has recalled the moment he saw party-goers trying to flee “in a frenzy”.

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