11 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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11 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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11 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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30 h. ago New Year's chaos as Netherlands plunged into deadly crime wave leaving two dead

A wave of deadly violence swept over several major cities in the Netherlands over New Year's Eve and Day, stretching the country's emergency services to breaking point

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37 h. ago Footage appears to show moment deadly fire breaks out at Le Constellation bar

New footage appears to show the moment fire broke out at a Swiss ski resort bar during New Year’s eve celebrations, leaving ‘several dozen’ feared dead.

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38 h. ago Terrifying moment fire spreads through ceiling of Swiss ski resort bar as tragedy leaves 'around 40' dead

Video on social media shows appears to show flames engulfing the wooden ceiling as people try to flee the rapidly-developing inferno

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39 h. ago Everything we know about the Swiss ski resort bar fire: Tragedy strikes New Year's Eve party

Everyone we know so far about the tragic events at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana

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40 h. ago How New Year celebrations turned to tragedy as deadly fire ripped through Swiss ski resort bar

Dozens killed and around 100 others injured in blaze that tore through a popular Alpine bar as revellers rang in the New Year

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45 h. ago Explosion at Swiss ski resort town bar leaves ‘several’ dead during New Year’s celebrations: Live updates

Explosion at Crans-Montana venue triggers deadly fire as revellers welcomed 2026

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45 h. ago 'Explosion' at Swiss ski resort leaves multiple dead at New Year's Eve party

A major fire broke out at the Le Constellation Bar and Lounge in Crans-Montana, Valais, during a New Year's Eve celebration with several people killed and more injured after police confirmed an 'explosion' at the bar

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45 h. ago 'Explosion' at packed New Year's Eve party leaves 'at least 10 dead' in Swiss alps

A major fire broke out at a packed Le Constellation Bar and Lounge in Crans-Montana, Valais, during a New Year's Eve celebration with several people killed and more injured after police confirmed an 'explosion' at the bar

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45 h. ago Horror fire at packed New Year's Eve party leaves several dozen dead and 100 injured

A major fire broke out at a packed Le Constellation Bar and Lounge in Crans-Montana, Valais, during a New Year's Eve celebration with 40 people killed and more injured after police confirmed fire at the bar

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47 h. ago Grief, fear and fury: the Israeli and Palestinian mothers still standing united against bloodshed

Israeli movement Women Wage Peace and Palestinian group Women of the Sun held a mass rally in October 2023. Three days later a Hamas attack triggered war – leaving the women more determined than everOn the shores of the Dead Sea, about 1,500 Israeli and Palestinian women had gathered, holding hands and calling for an end to what they called a “vicious cycle of bloodshed”. It was an October evening in 2023 and they had travelled from villages, settlements and refugee camps around the region for a mass peace rally jointly organised by the Israeli movement Women Wage Peace and the Palestinian group Women of the Sun.Two of the organisers were friends: Yael Admi, 66, an Israeli mother of six, and Reem al-Hajajreh, 43, a Palestinian mother of four. The women had hoped their message would cut through decades of violence and mistrust. But three days later, Hamas launched its deadly attack on southern Israel, killing 1,200 people, followed swiftly by what turned into a genocidal war by Israe...

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4 d. ago Terrifying moment waterspout rips through harbour in Spanish holiday resort as floods leave at least one dead and others missing

The twister caused damage to several vessels in the Costa Calida resort of Mazarron in the south-eastern region of Murcia, as well as bar and restaurant terraces.

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4 d. ago Terrifying moment waterspout rips through harbour in Spanish holiday resort as floods leave at least one dead and others injured

The twister caused damage to several vessels in the Costa Calida resort of Mazarron in the south-eastern region of Murcia, as well as bar and restaurant terraces.

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