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Death toll from Crans-Montana New Year’s Eve bar fire rises to 41

Death toll from Crans-Montana New Year’s Eve bar fire rises to 41

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A teenager injured in a New Year’s fire that engulfed a bar in a Swiss ski resort has died in hospital, taking the death toll from the disaster to 41, the local public prosecutor announced Sunday. Watch moreFrom joy to horror: Ski resort bar fire is ‘worst Swiss tragedy’ of recent times “An 18-year-old Swiss national died at a hospital in Zurich on January 31,” the Wallis canton’s public prosecutor Beatrice Pilloud said in a statement. “The death toll from the fire at Le Constellation bar on January 1, 2026 has now risen to 41.” (FRANCE 24 with AFP) Source link

Alpine skiing-Blanc wins home super-G in Crans-Montana as Olympics approach

Alpine skiing-Blanc wins home super-G in Crans-Montana as Olympics approach

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CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, Jan 31 : Swiss racer Malorie Blanc won a super-G on home snow in Crans-Montana on Saturday for her first World Cup success in the last women’s event before the Milano Cortina Olympics start next week. Italy’s super-G World Cup leader Sofia Goggia and downhill world champion Breezy Johnson of the United States finished second and third in a race with a sombre backdrop after a bar fire claimed 40 lives in the Swiss resort this month. The words “Our thoughts are with you” were written in white lettering on a black background across the front of the start hut and at the finish where sponsor branding would normally feature.     “To bring something like this to Crans-Montana, it means so much to me,” said Blanc. U.S. great Lindsey Vonn, who was taken to hospital on Friday after crashing and injuring her left knee in a downhill that was later called off, did not start. Blanc, 22, had only one previous podium finish – a second in downhill in St Anton a year ago …

Handling of Crans-Montana investigation sparks diplomatic spat with Italy

Handling of Crans-Montana investigation sparks diplomatic spat with Italy

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Italy’s government said on january 26 it would not return its ambassador to Switzerland until a joint investigative team was established over the Swiss bar fire that killed 40 people, including six Italians. It was particularly angered over the release on bail of the Le Constellation bar’s owners, who are facing charges of manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence. FRANCE 24’s Seema gupta has more for us from Rome. Keywords for this article Source link

Italy recalls ambassador over Swiss release of Crans-Montana fire suspect – POLITICO

Italy recalls ambassador over Swiss release of Crans-Montana fire suspect – POLITICO

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The diplomatic escalation follows the Jan. 1 fire at Le Constellation nightclub in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana, which broke out during New Year celebrations shortly after 1 a.m., killing 40 people and injuring 116. Investigators believe indoor pyrotechnic sparklers attached to champagne bottles ignited flammable acoustic foam on the ceiling, triggering a rapid flashover that engulfed the packed basement venue within seconds. Swiss prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into the bar’s owners on suspicion of negligent homicide, bodily harm and arson. Jacques Moretti, one of the bar’s co-owners, had been detained earlier this month as a flight risk before a Swiss court ordered his release on bail on Friday. Source link

Swiss court orders Crans-Montana bar owner held in preventive custody after deadly fire

Swiss court orders Crans-Montana bar owner held in preventive custody after deadly fire

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The court said in a statement ‍that Jacques Moretti ​will be held for a provisional period of ‌three months, but this could ‍be reviewed if measures are taken to counter the risk of flight, such as ‍demanding a security deposit. Moretti was taken into custody after he and his wife, Jessica, who co-owned Le Constellation bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, were interviewed by prosecutors in Switzerland’s southwestern Wallis canton on Friday. Read moreSwiss officials admit safety inspections lapse at bar where 40 died in NYE fire The Morettis are under criminal investigation, facing charges of manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence. The fire broke out early on New Year’s Day when the bar was filled with partygoers, killing 40 people and injuring 116, most of them teenagers. In Switzerland, the presumption of innocence applies until a final conviction is pronounced. Initial findings suggest that the fire was caused by sparklers igniting soundproofing foam installed on the ceiling of the establishment’s basement. Questions are also being raised regarding the …

Crans-Montana bar owner says service door was locked during deadly New Year blaze

Crans-Montana bar owner says service door was locked during deadly New Year blaze

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The French owner of the Swiss bar where 40 people died in a fire during New Year celebrations told investigators a service door had been locked from the inside. Jacques Moretti, co-owner of the Constellation bar in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana was taken into custody Friday, as prosecutors investigate the tragedy.  Most of the 40 people who died were teenagers, and another 116 people were injured. Moretti told the Vallais public prosecutor’s office that he had found out about the locked door just after the deadly fire. When he arrived at the scene, he forced open the door, according to excerpts from police reports published by several French and Swiss media outlets confirmed to AFP by a source close to the case.  Moretti said he had found several people lying behind the door after opening it. Initial findings suggest that the fire was caused by sparklers coming into contact with soundproofing foam installed on the ceiling of the establishment’s basement.  Read moreSwiss officials admit safety inspections lapse at bar where 40 died in NYE …

‘It was like seeing people run out of hell’ when Crans-Montana fire broke out

‘It was like seeing people run out of hell’ when Crans-Montana fire broke out

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As investigations into how the deadly blaze could have started in a Crans-Montana bar on New Year’s Eve, testimonies are emerging about what they saw that night. At least 40 were killed and 115 others were injured, while many others are missing. Police are struggling to identify the victims due to the severity of the burns. FRANCE 2’4’s Olivia Bizot spoke to an Italian tourist who saw the fire that night. Keywords for this article Source link

Crans-Montana fire: what we know so far about how it could have started

Crans-Montana fire: what we know so far about how it could have started

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Switzerland is reeling from the deadly fire in ski resort Crans-Montana. Some 47 people were killed on New Years eve, more than one hundred people were severely burned. The first emergency is to treat the wounded and identify victims. Authorities are also investigating what caused the fire and whether the bar violated security norms. Keywords for this article Source link