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....

1 day 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 - 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.

5 days ago - Fire safety inspections hadn't been carried out since 2019 at the Swiss bar where a fire at a New Year's party left 40 people dead and over 100 injured, local authorities said Tuesday.

1 week ago - Swiss investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a ski resort when they came too close to a crowded bar's ceiling.

1 week ago - CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Hundreds marched in silence Sunday to honor the victims of the New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and many severely injured.

1 day ago - MARTIGNY, Switzerland, Jan 9 (Reuters) - 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 ...

2 days ago - Switzerland held a national day of mourning on Friday for the 40 people who died in an Alpine bar fire during a New Year's Eve celebration, as prosecutors requested one of the managers to be placed in pre-trial detention.

5 days ago - At least 40 people are feared dead after a fire swept through a bar during New Year’s Eve celebrations at a Swiss Alpine ski resort, authorities said.

1 day ago - Fireworks attached to bottles of Champagne sent up showers of sparks that appear to have ignited insulation in a bar. The blaze killed 40 people.

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.

1 day 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.

11 hours ago - New details about the devastating fire at the Le Constellation bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, which claimed 40 lives on New Year's Eve, have been revealed; a service door in the basement was locked from the inside.

6 days ago - The New Year's Eve fire at a bar in Crans-Montana killed 40 people and injured 116. ... Skiers formed a heart shape on the slopes of Crans-Montana, days after 40 people were killed in a fire at the Swiss ski resort town.