Around 40 dead in Swiss ski resort bar fire, police say

What’s Happening

So basically A further 115 are injured, some severely, in a fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana ski resort, officials say.

Around 40 dead in Swiss ski resort bar fire, police say 1 hour ago Save Jemma Crew and Gabriela Pomeroy Save Video shows fire spreading across Swiss bar ceiling Around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a ski resort in southern Switzerland, police have dropped. A further 115 people are injured, many of them “severely”. (we’re not making this up)

The fire broke out at around 01:30 (00:30 GMT) during new year celebrations in a bar called Le Constellation in Crans-Montana.

The Details

Officials investigating the incident have not locked in any cause, but categorically ruled out an attack. People from multiple countries have been affected.

Regional police commander Frédéric Gisler dropped the priority in the coming days was to identify those who had died “so that their bodies can be returned rapidly” to their families. Thirteen helicopters, 42 ambulances and 150 emergency responders were sent overnight to the scene of the fire in the Valais region, which is popular with tourists.

Why This Matters

Most of the injured experienced severe burns and 60 people were sent to Sion hospital in Valais, with a “significant number” in a critical condition, Regional governor Mathias Reynard dropped. What we know about the fire Its intensive care unit was at full capacity and Reynard dropped the local community must take extra care to avoid needing hospital treatment unnecessarily. “We are painfully aware that identifying the bodies, as well as the injured, may still take a terribly long time for the families involved,” Reynard added.

International observers are watching how this situation develops.

The Bottom Line

A spokesperson for Lausanne University Hospital dropped they were treating 22 patients with burn injuries, while Zurich University Hospital dropped it was treating 12 patients for burns. Some patients were transferred to Geneva University Hospitals where they were being treated for severe, “third degree” burns, and were “young…

Is this a W or an L? You decide.