Forty people died while 119 were injured in the blaze at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana early on Thursday as people celebrated the New Year. Bonvin said 55 seriously injured casualties were brought down to Sion hospital in the hours following the fire. - 'Panic' -Bonvin said crush and suffocation injuries were to be expected in such rapidly evolving scenes of horror. Eleven patients remain at Sion hospital, with 28 having been transferred to other hospitals in Switzerland and abroad. Bonvin said no patients had died at the hospital, but that survivors remained in "difficult situations".

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 03, 2026 03:36 UTC