Around 40 people killed, 100 others injured in upscale Swiss ski resort fire
Police cordons and forensic tents could be seen outside a bar on Thursday (January 1), where around 40 people have been killed in a New Year's Eve party in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
Denis Balibouse, Reim Nahaboo/Reuters
1 January 2026 at 12:03:25
Emergency personnel work at the site of an explosion and fire at the "Le Constellation" bar, where several people died and others were injured after an explosion tore through a crowded New Year’s Eve party, according to Swiss police, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, January 1, 2026.
Denis Balibouse/Reuters
Police cordons and forensic tents could be seen outside a bar on Thursday (January 1), where around 40 people have been killed in a New Year's Eve party in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
Another 100 have been injured, most of them seriously, after the explosion tore through the crowded bar, Swiss officials said.
The fire broke out at 1.30 a.m. (0030 GMT) in a bar called "Le Constellation" in the resort in southwestern Switzerland.
The cause of the blast remains unclear but authorities said it appeared to be an accident.
Production: Denis Balibouse, Reim Nahaboo/Reuters
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