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Switzerland honours victims of deadly Alpine  bar fire in national day of mourning

Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo MARTIGNY (Switzerland), Jan 9:  Switzerland will hold a memorial service Friday, part of a national day of mourning to honour the 40 people who were killed in an Alpine bar fire earlier this month during a New Year’s celebration. An additional 116 people were injured, many of them seriously, when the fire broke out less than two hours after midnight at the Le Constellation bar on January 1. Investigators have said they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited the fire in the resort town of Crans-Montana when they came too close to the ceiling.

Switzerland honours victims of deadly Alpine  bar fire in national day of mourning

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Key Highlights

  • Authorities are looking into whether soundproofing material on the ceiling conformed with regulations and whether the candles were permitted for use in the bar.
  • Fire safety inspections hadn’t been carried out since 2019.
  • The severity of burns made it difficult to identify some victims, requiring families to supply authorities with DNA samples.
  • Police have said many of the victims were in their teens to mid-20s.
  • Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the bar managers.
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