19 m. ago Nightclub owners who renovated bar themselves could face manslaughter charges after ‘sparklers caused fire killing 40’

MANSLAUGHTER charges could be handed down to the owners of the Swiss ski resort nightclub after a deadly inferno killed 40 people trapped inside. The married couple who bought the venue in 2015 turned it from a rundown café into a party hotspot for the après-ski crowd at Crans-Montana. Jacques Moretti, 49, did most of...

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3 h. ago 'I stared into mum's eyes searching for son, 16, after Swiss fire and it was eye

"The parents of scores of other youngsters missing following the disaster are also facing the same torment as Swiss police continue the heartbreaking task of identifying the dead, including by using DNA testing"

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7 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 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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9 h. ago Desperate families of youths missing after NYE bar blaze release pics of loved ones & beg for info as at least 40 killed

DESPERATE families of youngsters still missing after a deadly inferno engulfed a Swiss bar have begged for information on their loved ones. Teenagers as young as 14 have not been seen or heard from since the disastrous New Year's Eve celebration. Their panicked families have released heartbreaking appeals in the hope of finding their whereabouts...

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10 h. ago Director of Swiss hospital describes the rush to treat the injured from Alpine resort bar fire

The hospital that initially took in the majority of injured victims from a fire at a Swiss bar is no stranger to emergencies: In the heart of the Alps, it is used to treating winter sports enthusiasts who have accidents on the slopes

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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 Swiss nightclub fire footballer, 19, is in 'terrible pain' and has burns covering 30% of his body after he was caught up in deadly blaze, as parents rush to his hospital bedside

In a statement, FC Metz announced that their youth team player Tahirys Dos Santos, 19, is among those to have been injured and is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Germany.

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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 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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14 h. ago Footballer, 19, badly burned in deadly Swiss nightclub fire with his team

In a statement, FC Metz announced that their youth team player Tahirys Dos Santos, 19, is among those to have been injured and is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Germany.

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15 h. ago Moment waitress carried by colleague holds sparkler in the air before deadly blaze rips through Swiss nightclub, killing 47

Witnesses say a sparkler in a champagne bottle is believed to have caused the inferno in the Swiss bar, where around 200 partygoers had gathered to celebrate New Year's Eve.

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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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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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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 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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28 h. ago Teen smashes window to escape deadly Swiss ski resort fire but 'friends are gone'

Teen Axel Clavier used a table to break through a plexiglass window as dozens were killed in the horror blaze.

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29 h. ago Victims 'as young as 14' caught in Swiss ski resort fire which killed 40 as probe continues

The horror, which unfolded at around 1.30am local time as revellers celebrated the new year at the popular tourist bar, has been described as "one of the worst tragedies" in Swiss history

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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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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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