Numerous teenagers among the dead identified in Swiss bar blaze, police say

January 4, 2026 4:41 PM

Numerous teenagers among the dead identified in Swiss bar blaze, police say

Teenagers as young as 14 and 15 years old were among those who died in the bar fire on New Year's Eve that killed 40 people in Switzerland, police said on Sunday, as the Pope passed on his sympathies to the victims and their families.   Police in Valais said they had identified 16 more of those who died in the blaze in Crans-Montana, one of the worst disasters in recent Swiss history.   Those newly identified victims on Sunday included 10 Swiss nationals, two Italians, one person with Ital...

Dozens killed, 100 injured in fire at Swiss ski resort bar, police say

January 1, 2026 9:35 PM

Dozens killed, 100 injured in fire at Swiss ski resort bar, police say

Dozens of people were killed and around 100 injured, most of them seriously, after fire tore through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, officials said on Thursday. Fire broke out at 1.30 a.m. (0030 GMT) in a bar called "Le Constellation" in the resort in southwestern Switzerland, which locals said was popular with teenagers. The cause of the blaze, which was initially reported as an explosion, remains unclear but authorities said it app...