US EditionSwiss bar fire that killed 40 started by sparklers on champagne bottles, officials say
Investigators say sparklers on champagne bottles ignited a rapid flashover at a crowded Swiss bar, killing about 40 and injuring over 100, many seriously, officials reported.
- A deadly fire broke out at a ski resort bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland on New Year's Day, killing around 40 people and injuring over 100 others.
- The fire was allegedly started by sparklers lit on champagne bottles, with the flames spreading and collapsing the wooden ceiling of the bar.
- Survivors described a crowd surge as people frantically tried to escape, with some trapped inside and suffering severe burns as their clothes melted on their skin.
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The devastating fire disaster in the Swiss ski resort Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve has been triggered by reckless handling with spray fountains on bottles. According to testimonies and the evaluation of videos, "everything indicates that the fire started from table fires, spray fountains, which were placed on champagne bottles and came too close to the ceiling", said the Attorney General of the canton of Valais, Béatrice Pilloud on Friday. 40…
Newsbug.info
Sparklers blamed for deadly Swiss bar fire
Sparklers held under a foam-clad ceiling likely ignited a deadly blaze that killed 40 New Year's revellers in a Swiss ski bar, authorities said on Friday, but the bar owner insisted that all safety standards were followed.
For the Swiss investigators, the fire at Crans-Montana was caused by incandescent candles placed on bottles of champagne. How could he cause so many deaths and injuries in such a short time? Was the only staircase leading to the exit too narrow? It is a new chapter of the investigation that is now opening. People who were outside describe a whole scene of chaos in which all the agglutinated partyers could not escape. (International).
Sydney Morning Herald
We followed all safety rules, say Swiss bar owners after deadly inferno
The co-owner of the Swiss bar where 40 people died in a New Year’s Day inferno said he broke no safety regulations, as a chief prosecutor says the blaze was probably ignited by sparklers.
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