Death toll from Crans-Montana bar fire rises to 41

2026-02-01 - 14:36

Eighteen-year-old Swiss national injured in blaze at Swiss ski resort died on Saturday A teenager injured in the fire that engulfed a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana during new year celebrations has died in hospital, taking the death toll from the blaze to 41. The Wallis canton’s public prosecutor, Beatrice Pilloud, said in a brief statement on Sunday: “An 18-year-old Swiss national died at a hospital in Zurich on January 31. The death toll from the fire at Le Constellation bar on January 1, 2026 has now risen to 41.” Continue reading...