US EditionSwiss bar fire that killed 40 started by sparklers on champagne bottles, officials say
- 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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Sydney Morning Herald
Swiss investigators question bar owners; prosecutor says sparklers likely ignited inferno
Swiss investigators have questioned the owners of a bar where 40 people died in an inferno on New Year’s Day as a chief prosecutor says the blaze was probably ignited by sparklers carried by bartenders.
The fire in a bar that killed 40 and injured 119 in Switzerland was probably caused by incandescent candles placed on champagne bottles.
The first investigations indicate that the flares lit during the celebration would have caused the ignition of the ceiling, which facilitated the rapid spread of the fire and made it difficult to evacuate the attendants.
Champagne sparklers and a fast-spreading inferno: How a deadly Swiss bar tragedy unfolded
As young partygoers rang in the New Year at a packed bar in the Swiss Alps, the celebrating quickly turned into a nightmare when a devastating fire tore through the basement, killing at least 40 people and injuring 119 others.
One Israeli citizen missing after fire at Swiss ski resort, Foreign Ministry says
Initial investigations suggest that the fire, which tore through a Swiss ski resort bar, started when 'fountain candles' attached to champagne bottles were carried aloft too close to the ceiling, a local prosecutor said
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