Swiss nightclub where 47 people died advertised flaming champagne bottles in eerie promo video before deadly blaze

Witnesses said it was one of those bottles — with a sparkler attached — that caught the ceiling of the basement “Le Constellation” bar on fire.

Swiss investigators believe sparkling candles atop wine bottles ignited fatal bar fire

Investigators say they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited the fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceiling of a bar crowded with New Year's Eve revelers. Forty people were killed and another 119 injured.

An ‘Avoidable Tragedy’: The Hazards That Led to the Swiss Fire Disaster

The fire that killed at least 40 people in a Swiss bar on New Year’s Day was made more likely by apparent flaws in the site’s design and management, experts say.

What to know about the Swiss Alpine bar fire that killed 40

Swiss investigators believe sparklers on Champagne bottles started a deadly fire at a bar in an Alpine ski resort. The blaze left 40 people dead and more than 100 injured during a New

A New Year’s party in an upscale Swiss ski resort turned deadly. Here’s what we know

New Year celebrations turned to tragedy in Switzerland on Thursday, as a fire tore through a bar packed with young people at an upscale Alpine ski resort, killing dozens and injuring more than 100 others,

Disbelief as Fire Exploded Inside Swiss Bar: 'We Thought It Was a Joke'

MONTANA, Switzerland, Jan 3 (Reuters) - When a devastating fire broke out in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana at around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, some New Year’s ‌revellers seemed ​unsure at first whether to take it seriously.
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