Death toll from Crans-Montana bar fire rises to 41

Eighteen-year-old Swiss national injured in blaze at Swiss ski resort died on SaturdayA teenager injured in the fire that engulfed a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana during new year celebrations has died in hospital, taking the death toll from the blaze to 41.The Wallis canton’s...

<p>Eighteen-year-old Swiss national injured in blaze at Swiss ski resort died on Saturday</p><p>A teenager injured in the fire that engulfed a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana during new year celebrations has died in hospital, taking the death toll from the blaze to 41.</p><p>The Wallis canton’s public prosecutor, Beatrice Pilloud, said in a brief statement on Sunday: “An 18-year-old Swiss national died at a hospital in Zurich on January 31. The death toll from the fire at Le Constellation bar on January 1 2026 has now risen to 41.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/01/crans-montana-bar-fire-switzerland-death-toll">Continue reading...</a>
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