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Fire kills several dozen at bar in Swiss ski resort on New Year’s
At least 100 were injured when a fire broke out at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, police said. Crans-Montana is a ski resort in the Swiss Alps.
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January 1, 2026 at 4:49 a.m. EST
The site of a fire at a bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Thursday. (Maxime Schmid/AFP/Getty Images)
By Bart Schaneman and Jennifer Hassan
Several dozen people were killed and at least 100 injured when a fire broke out during a New Year’s celebration at a bar in southwest Switzerland, police said Thursday.
The fire at Le Constellation in Crans-Montana, in the heart of the Swiss Alps, occurred at 1:30 a.m., police said during a news conference
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At least 100 were injured when a fire broke out at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, police said. Crans-Montana is a ski resort in the Swiss Alps.
Updated
January 1, 2026 at 4:49 a.m. EST
The site of a fire at a bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Thursday. (Maxime Schmid/AFP/Getty Images)
By Bart Schaneman and Jennifer Hassan
Several dozen people were killed and at least 100 injured when a fire broke out during a New Year’s celebration at a bar in southwest Switzerland, police said Thursday.
The fire at Le Constellation in Crans-Montana, in the heart of the Swiss Alps, occurred at 1:30 a.m., police said during a news conference
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