Several' people killed after explosion in Swiss ski resort bar, police say

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Source: BBC

snip-Several" people have been killed after an explosion and fire in a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, police say

The explosion happened at around 01:30 (00:30 GMT) in a bar called Le Constellation. The cause of the explosion is not known



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1. 2 : 20 am update , NY time

More than 100 people in bar, police tell local media
published at 02:22
02:22
More than 100 people were in the bar at the time of the explosion, Swiss media outlet Blick is reporting, citing a police spokesperson.

As a reminder, police have told us that "several" people have been killed - but we don't have a precise number.

Source is BBC

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2. Good morning. This is not the story I wanted to wake up to. Thanks, I guess. NT

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3. Fire kills several dozen at bar in Swiss ski resort on New Year's

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.

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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