Switzerland mourns Crans-Montana fire tragedyListen to this articleSwitzerland will hold a national day of mourning as it grieves the 40 people killed in a New Year's fire. Just over a week after the tragedy at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and 116 injured, the wealthy Alpine nation will come to a standstill for a minute of silence at 2pm (1300 GMT). Of those injured, 83 remain in hospital, with the most severely burned airlifted to specialist centres across Switzerland and abroad. Video footage which has emerged from the tragedy shows young people desperately trying to flee the scene, some breaking windows to try to force their way out. On Tuesday, municipal authorities acknowledged that no fire safety inspections had been conducted at Le Constellation since 2019, prompting outrage.

Source: Bangkok Post January 09, 2026 17:26 UTC