{"id":2528517,"date":"2026-01-02T11:34:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-presumed-dead-100-injured-in-new-years-celebration-at-swiss-alps-bar\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T11:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:37:49","slug":"dozens-presumed-dead-100-injured-in-new-years-celebration-at-swiss-alps-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-presumed-dead-100-injured-in-new-years-celebration-at-swiss-alps-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens Presumed Dead, 100 Injured in New Year&#8217;s Celebration at Swiss Alps Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdozens-presumed-dead-100-injured-in-new-years-celebration-at-swiss-alps-bar%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2528517&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A deadly fire tore through the Le Constellation bar in Crans\u2011Montana, Switzerland, during New Year&#8217;s celebrations shortly after midnight, killing about 40 people and injuring roughly 115, many seriously. Authorities are working to identify the victims and notify families; an examination has been opened but officials say there is no sign of an attack and the cause is still undetermined. Witnesses described sparklers or a lit candle on a bottle igniting, rapid spread of flames, collapse of a wooden ceiling, narrow exits and people smashing windows to escape; hospitals were quickly overwhelmed. Several of the wounded are Italian and a number of italians remain unaccounted for, prompting Italian officials to become involved and some transfers to Milan. The resort and region have been deeply shaken, five days of mourning were declared, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/once-free-sweden-calls-on-businesses-to-implement-vaccine-passports\/\" title=\"Once Free Sweden Calls on Businesses to Implement Vaccine Passports\">authorities urged residents<\/a> to avoid placing extra strain on emergency services.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) &mdash; About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar&rsquo;s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thursday, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities did not immediately have an exact count of the deceased.<\/p>\n<p>The Crans-Montana resort is best known as an international ski and golf venue, and overnight, its crowded Le Constellation bar morphed from a scene of revelry into the site of one of Switzerland&rsquo;s worst tragedies. The country will hold five days of mourning.<\/p>\n<p>Valais Canton police commander Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric Gisler said during a news conference that work is underway to identify the victims and inform their families, adding that the community is &ldquo;devastated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thirteen of the wounded were Italian citizens, and another six Italians are unaccounted for, Italy&rsquo;s ambassador to Switzerland, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, told state-run RAI television.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Beatrice Pilloud, Valais Canton attorney general, said it was too early to determine the cause of the fire. Experts have not yet been able to go inside the wreckage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At no moment is there a question of any kind of attack,&rdquo; Pilloud said.<\/p>\n<p>She later said the number of people who were in the bar is &ldquo;currently totally unknown,&rdquo; adding that its maximum capacity will be part of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the time being, we don&rsquo;t have any suspect,&rdquo; she added when asked if anyone had been arrested over the fire. &ldquo;An investigation has been opened, not against anyone, but to illuminate the circumstances of this dramatic fire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gisler said the priority until further notice would be identifying the victims, and added that &ldquo;this work will have to take several days.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Axel Clavier, a 16-year-old from Paris who survived the blaze, described &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-hegseth-op-illustrates-d-c-s-bid-to-protect-the-status-quo\/\" title=\"Anti-Hegseth Op Illustrates D.C.&#039;s Bid To Protect The Status Quo\">total chaos&#038;rdquo<\/a>; inside the bar. One of his friends died and &ldquo;two or three&rdquo; were missing, he told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>He said he hadn&rsquo;t seen the fire start, but did see waitresses arrive with Champagne bottles with sparklers, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Clavier said he felt like he was suffocating and initially hid behind a table, then ran upstairs and tried to use a table to break a Plexiglas window. It fell out of its casing, allowing him to escape.<\/p>\n<p>He lost his jacket, shoes, phone, and bank card while fleeing, but &ldquo;I am still alive and it&rsquo;s just stuff.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m still in shock,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Two women told French broadcaster BFMTV they were inside when they saw a male bartender lifting a female bartender on his shoulders as she held a lit candle in a bottle. The flames spread, collapsing the wooden ceiling, they told the broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p>One of the women described a crowd surge as people frantically tried to escape from a basement nightclub up a narrow flight of stairs and through a narrow door.<\/p>\n<p>Another witness speaking to BFMTV described people smashing windows to escape the blaze, some gravely injured, and panicked parents rushing to the scene in cars to see whether their children were trapped inside. The young man said he saw about 20 people scrambling to get out of the smoke and flames and likened what he saw to a horror movie as he watched from across the street.<\/p>\n<p>One of the people unaccounted for was an Italian, Giovanni Tamburi, whose mother Carla Masielli issued an appeal for any news about her son and asked the media to show his photo in hopes of identifying him, according to RAI.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have called all the hospitals but they don&rsquo;t give me any news. We don&rsquo;t know if he&rsquo;s among the dead. We don&rsquo;t know if he&rsquo;s among the missing,&rdquo; she wailed. &ldquo;They don&rsquo;t tell us anything!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The injured were so numerous that the intensive care unit and operating theater at the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >regional hospital quickly hit full capacity<\/a>, Mathias Reynard, head of the regional government of the Valais Canton, remarked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This evening should have been a moment of celebration and coming together, but it turned into a nightmare,&rdquo; Reynard said.<\/p>\n<p>Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani was planning to go to the site on Friday given the significant number of Italians involved.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the wounded were being transported from the Sion hospital in Switzerland to Milan&rsquo;s Niguarda, the Italian civil protection agency said.<\/p>\n<p>In a region busy with tourists skiing on the slopes, the authorities have called on the local population to show caution in the coming days to avoid any accidents that could require medical resources that are already overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-killed-and-100-injured-as-fire-erupts-at-packed-new-years-eve-celebration-in-switzerland\/\" title=\"Dozens Killed and 100 Injured as ... Erupts at Packed New ...s Eve Celebration in ...\">high-altitude ski runs rising<\/a> around 3,000 meters (nearly 9,850 feet) in the heart of the Valais region&rsquo;s snowy peaks and pine forests, Crans-Montana is one of the top venues on the World Cup circuit. The resort will host the best men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s downhill racers, including Lindsey Vonn, for their final events before the Milan-Cortina Olympics in February. The town&rsquo;s Crans-sur-Sierre golf club stages the European Masters each August on a picturesque course.<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss blaze on Thursday came 25 years after an inferno in the Dutch fishing town of Volendam on New Year&rsquo;s Eve, which killed 14 people and injured more than 200 as they celebrated in a cafe.<\/p>\n<p>Swiss President Guy Parmelin, speaking on his first day in office, said many emergency staff had been &ldquo;confronted by scenes of indescribable violence and distress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This Thursday must be the time of prayer, unity, and dignity,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Switzerland is a strong country not because it is sheltered from drama, but because it knows how to face them with courage and a spirit of mutual help.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>___<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dazio reported from Berlin and Leicester reported from Paris. Geir Moulson in Berlin and Graham Dunbar in Geneva contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This story has been corrected to fix the spelling of the name of Mathias Reynard, head of the regional government of the Valais Canton.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our normal editorial standards. 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