US Edition'Several dozens' believed to have been killed in fire at Swiss ski resort bar, say authorities
- A fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, during New Year celebrations resulted in several fatalities and injuries, according to police.
- The fire broke out at approximately 1:30 a.m., as police spokesperson Gaetan Lathion reported, when many tourists were gathered to celebrate.
- Authorities confirmed that several tens of people are presumed dead, with about 100 individuals injured, mostly seriously, as reported by police.
- Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.
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'Several Dozen' Dead in Fire at Swiss Ski Bar
A packed New Year's Eve party at a Swiss ski resort turned into a mass-casualty disaster, with "several dozen" dead and about 100 injured, reports the Guardian . A blaze erupted around 1:30am local time Thursday in Le Constellation, a popular bar in the high-end resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern...
After the fire at a New Year's Eve party in Crans-Montana in Switzerland, the police are running out of dozens of deaths. Thus, more than 100 people have been injured.
According to the police, dozens of people have been killed in a fire in a bar in the Swiss ski resort Crans-Montana in the canton of Valais. Around one hundred people have been injured, most of them severely.
There was an explosion followed by a violent fire in Switzerland. The tragedy occurred in a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana around 1am, in the midst of a New Year's celebration. The authorities evoke dozens of deaths, without making any more precise progress, as well as a hundred wounded, including two French people. Several people lie on the ground, unconscious. The aid is quickly overflowing. The origin of the explosion remains unknown …
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