1 week ago - The fire was likely started by sparklers attached to champagne bottles that came too close to the ceiling, says the attorney general, though she adds they are "pursuing several hypotheses" There are 119 people injured, 113 of whom have been ...

1 week ago - A photo shows partygoers hoisting ... the low ceiling of the bar at the upscale Alpine ski resort. The fire, which broke out around 1:30 a.m....

2 days ago - The couple, who bought the bar in 2015 before renovating it, have denied any wrongdoing and in a statement this week said they were “devastated and overwhelmed with grief” while promising “full cooperation” with the investigation. Authorities said the fire started in the bar’s crammed basement room after sparklers attached to champagne bottles were held too close to a ceiling believed to have been clad with soundproofing foam.

2 days ago - The blaze ripped through Le Constellation, a popular bar in the resort town of Crans-Montana in the Swiss Alps, early on Jan. 1. Owners of "Le Constellation" bar Jacques Moretti and Jessica Moretti arrive for a hearing at the Office of the public ...

1 day ago - When he arrived at the scene, he forced open the door, according to excerpts from police reports published by several French and Swiss media outlets confirmed to AFP by a source close to the case. Moretti said he had found several people lying behind the door after opening it. Initial findings suggest the fire was caused by sparklers coming into contact with soundproofing foam installed on the ceiling of the establishment’s basement. Questions are also being raised regarding the presence and accessibility of fire extinguishers, and whether the bar’s exits were in compliance with regulations.

2 days ago - Swiss prosecutors said on Friday they had ordered one of the two owners of a ski resort bar where a fire on New Year's Day killed 40 people to be detained due to flight risk, with local media saying the order had been carried out.

2 days ago - Lupo Guagliumi was in Le Constellation bar on New Year's Eve, leaving just before the fire broke out and killed dozens of people. Like so many who were there, he is still waiting to hear about the fate of some of his friends.

2 days ago - Participants hold flowers during ... that one of the owners of a bar where a massive New Year’s Eve fire killed 40 people and injured dozens be placed in pre-trial detention....

4 days ago - Investigators suspect the blaze at "Le Constellation" bar broke out when revellers held up sparkling candles too close to soundproofing foam on the basement ceiling.

1 week ago - The authorities said this likely happened at Le Constellation, the bar in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana, where flames ripped through the building, caused at least one explosion and killed 40 people.

8 hours ago - On 1 January 2026 at 01:26 (CET), during New Year celebrations, a fire broke out at Le Constellation bar in the ski-resort town of Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland. Forty people died in the fire, and 116 others were injured, with 83 being ...

1 week ago - Investigators have said they believe festive sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited the fire when they came too close to the ceiling. Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the bar managers.

1 week ago - CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, Jan ... some New Year’s revellers seemed unsure at first whether to take it seriously. Le Constellation, a two-storey bar with a glass-enclosed terrace, was still packed with partygoers, many ...