Tears and stunned silence at vigil for Swiss fire victimsListen to this articleMourners gather in front of flowers and candles laid near the site where a fire ripped through a crowded bar in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana. "I wasn't there myself, but I had many friends and relatives who were," said one young mourner, who gave his surname as Orosstevic. A steady stream of people brought candles and flowers; sometimes a single rose, sometimes a large bunch. "It could have been my son, quite simply," said one mourner, Mina, welling up with tears. Veronica, an elderly Italian mourner, who has lived in Crans-Montana for 40 years, wiped a stream of tears from her cheeks.

Source: Bangkok Post January 02, 2026 00:23 UTC