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'Several dozens' believed to have been killed in fire at Swiss ski resort bar, say authorities

  • At least 10 people have been killed and many injured in a bar explosion in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, as reported by Swiss police on January 1.
  • The explosion occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. in Le Constellation Bar, which was crowded with New Year celebrations when the blast happened.
  • Emergency services evacuated the area and treated the injured, while the venue and surrounding streets were sealed off for investigation, as reported by police.
  • Investigators are looking into the cause, which is currently described as an explosion of unknown origin, and no immediate signs of terrorism have been found, according to Gaetan Lathion, police spokesperson.
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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.

·Hamburg, Germany
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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.

·Germany
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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 …

Crans-Montana. Several dozen people are afraid of being killed and about a hundred were injured after a fire on Thursday morning, January 1, at a bar in the luxurious ski resort of Crans-Montana, in southwestern Switzerland, in the midst of the New Year celebrations, the authorities reported.The fire, of undetermined origin, broke out around 01:30 a.m. locals at the Le Constellation bar, a place very crowded by tourists and with capacity for som…

In the Valais ski resort Crans-Montana several dozen people died in a fire in a bar.

·Zürich, Switzerland
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Telemundo Area de la Bahía 48 broke the news in on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
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