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Concert Pays Tribute to Swiss Fire Disaster Victims
Artists performed free and tickets from 90 Swiss francs supported Swisshearts, as families and survivors gathered to remember 41 fire victims.
- On Wednesday, artists performed at a Lausanne benefit concert to honor the 41 victims of the New Year's Day fire in Crans-Montana, bringing together families and survivors nearly four months after the tragedy.
- The blaze erupted at the Le Constellation bar in the Alpine town of Crans-Montana during the early hours of New Year's Day, killing 41 people, most of whom were teenagers.
- Tickets cost $115, with proceeds supporting Swisshearts, an association founded by parents of the victims; Swiss singer Gjon's Tears performed for free alongside other participating artists.
- Laetitia Brodard-Sitre, whose 16-year-old son Arthur died in the fire, stated, "Half of our hearts have been ripped away," as artists sang "Etoile de nos coeurs" while holding white roses.
- While 38 survivors remain in hospitals and rehabilitation clinics, criminal proceedings continue against the bar's owners and several current and former local officials in connection with the disaster.
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estrepublicain.frRichard Cocciante, Jean-Baptiste Guégan, Julie Pietri... a charity concert in tribute to the victims of Crans-Montana's New Year was held Wednesday evening in Lausanne (Switzerland).
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