2026 Crans-Montana bar fire
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On 1 January 2026 at 01:30 (CET), during New Year celebrations, a fire broke out at Le Constellation bar in the ski-resort town of Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland. Forty people died in the fire, and 116 others were injured, many of them severely. Intensive care units in Valais reached capacity, and victims were transported to hospitals in other parts of Switzerland and to other European countries. Swiss authorities consider it likely that the ceiling caught fire after champagne bottles with lit sparklers were held aloft in celebration. A criminal investigation was opened against the bar's owners.