Dozens presumed dead following fire at Swiss Alps pubAP, CRANS-MONTANA, SwitzerlandA fire ripped through a bar’s new year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight yesterday, with dozens of people feared dead and about 100 more injured, most seriously, police said. “Several tens of people” were presumed killed at the bar, Valais Canton Police Commander Frederic Gisler told a news conference. Valais Canton Attorney General Beatrice Pilloud said it was too early to determine the cause of the fire. Helicopters and ambulances rushed to the scene to assist victims, including some from different countries, officials said. Two women told French broadcaster BFMTV that they were inside when they saw a barman carrying a barmaid on his shoulders.

Source: Taipei Times January 01, 2026 17:30 UTC