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Montana, Switzerland, has left families desperate for news about missing loved ones. The early Thursday blaze killed 40 people and injured 119, with 113 victims
Videos and photos have begun to emerge showing the moments before the blaze tore through the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana during a New Year's party.
Investigators believe a devastating fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, which killed at least 40 people and injured 119 others, was likely triggered by champagne bottle sparklers igniting the ceiling.
Swiss investigators say they believe sparklers on Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceiling of a bar crowded with New Year’s Eve revelers.
A blaze at a New Year’s party in a Swiss ski resort bar has left dozens dead and about 115 injured, officials said. Follow live updates.
Swiss Police have confirmed around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a popular Swiss ski resort
The fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. local time at a bar at the Crans-Montana ski resort. Roughly 100 people were also injured in the overnight blaze, the Swiss police said.