About 40 people are believed to have been killed and 115 injured after a fire tore through a crowded bar during a New Year’s Eve party in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. Two women told the French broadcaster BFMTV that they were inside Le Constellation when they saw a bartender carrying a female member of staff on his shoulders. Photograph: Police Cantonale Valaisanne/APThe morning after the tragedy, two women held each other and wept in front of the police cordon outside Le Constellation, while mourners left flowers. But Le Constellation itself was more of a cheap and cheerful bar for younger people and tourists. View image in fullscreen Rescuers at the site of the explosion that ripped through the bar in Crans-Montana.

Source: The Guardian January 01, 2026 13:57 UTC