8 h. ago New disturbing pic shows last minutes inside Swiss bar where 40 died after horror fire

A chilling new photo from the deadly New Year’s Eve fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, shows the exact moment flames erupted from the ceiling foam

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10 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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11 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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12 h. ago Former pupil at UK school and dad missing after Swiss fire claims the lives of 40

Grief and heartbreak grip families after a devastating fire at Switzerland’s Le Constellation Bar claimed 47 lives, with former Immanuel College pupil Charlotte Niddam among the missing

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12 h. ago Former pupil at UK school missing after Swiss fire claims the lives of 40

Grief and heartbreak grip families after a devastating fire at Switzerland’s Le Constellation Bar claimed 47 lives, with former Immanuel College pupil Charlotte Niddam among the missing

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13 h. ago Two French managers of Le Constellation bar interviewed in fire probe

Officials said they are still investigating the fire before a decision on whether there will be criminal charges can be made

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15 h. ago 'I was burned in Swiss bar after watching ceiling catch fire

Ferdinand Du Beaudiez, 19,was partying inside the Le Constellation bar when it went up in flames. After a dramatic escape, he went back inside to try and help others

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15 h. ago Hero of Swiss New Year club fire dashed in and out of blaze to save lives in 'war scene'

Ferdinand Du Beaudiez, 19, was partying inside the Les Constellation bar with six loved ones, including his brother, when the blaze broke out at around 1.30am on New Year's Eve

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15 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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15 h. ago Switzerland resort fire live: ‘horrific’ injuries leave some survivors still unidentified; new image appears to show moment bar caught fire

More than 100 people still in hospital after fire in Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana that killed at least 40; first victim named as Emanuele GaleppiniItaly’s ambassador to Switzerland Gian Lorenzo Cornado has said that all bar five of the 112 injured have been identified now, reports Reuters. Swiss officials are yet to give an update on this and have not shared the names of any victims or injured.Six Italians are still missing and 13 hospitalised, he added. Three Italians were repatriated on Thursday and three more will follow on Friday, he said.It’s the grief, as if we have all lost a loved one. Continue reading...

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17 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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17 h. ago 'My son booked a table at Swiss bar – I don't know if he's in hospital or morgue'

Laetitia Brodard has not seen teenage son Arthur, 16 since he set off to celebrate at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve with nine of his friends

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20 h. ago Football talent, 19, 'severely injured' in devastating Crans

A fire broke out at Le Constellation Bar in Crans-Montana in the early hours of New Year's Day, injuring over 100 people and killing 47 – and a Ligue 1 talent has been named among those who were hurt

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20 h. ago BBC Breakfast's Charlie Stayt shares sad update on deaths caused by fire

BBC Breakfast presenters Charlie Stayt and Nina Warhurst reported on the devastating fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans Montana ski resort on Friday's show.

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20 h. ago Chilling photo shows moment deadly New Year's Fire began as crowds tried to escape

A sparkler appears to ignite the ceiling in the dramatic new photograph from Constellation Bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, where dozens were killed and over 100 injured at a New Year's party

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20 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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23 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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27 h. ago Heartbreak as parents scour Swiss ski resort searching for missing children after fire

Dozens of people have already been confirmed dead following the fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana resort, best known as an international ski and golf venue, in Switzerland

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31 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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33 h. ago Swiss ski resort fire: Everything you need to know about horror blaze that killed 40

Swiss President Guy Parmelin branded the disaster at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, 'one of the worst tragedies that our country has experienced'

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