{"id":13177,"date":"2026-01-01T17:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T17:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/around-40-people-confirmed-dead-in-bar-fire-many-of-the-victims-were-young-people\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T17:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T17:55:46","slug":"around-40-people-confirmed-dead-in-bar-fire-many-of-the-victims-were-young-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/around-40-people-confirmed-dead-in-bar-fire-many-of-the-victims-were-young-people\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Around 40 people’ confirmed dead in bar fire – many of the victims were young people"},"content":{"rendered":"
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 By Jason Farell, home news editor, in Switzerland<\/b><\/p>\n

Locals and tourists gathered quietly around the police cordon in Crans-Montana, among them people who had witnessed the events of the night before when New Year celebrations suddenly turned into a nightmare.<\/p>\n

Leon Christe, who works in Crans-Montana, was one of the first to the scene and says he tried to help as many people as possible, administering first aid. <\/p>\n

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“It was very chaotic and very sad. Everywhere, there were young people who needed help, some had their clothes burned off. It was very traumatising.”<\/p>\n

Samuel Rapp, who also witnessed the aftermath, tells me: “I saw a lot of people trying to escape and screaming. It was horrible.”<\/p>\n

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Many were teenagers, with Le Constellation club being popular with young people, he says.<\/p>\n

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Swiss mountain towns and villages take New Year’s Eve celebrations very seriously. People come from all over the world to experience the party atmosphere. <\/p>\n

Town squares are often the focus at midnight, and in Crans-Montana there were DJs and fireworks. <\/p>\n

People often bring their own fireworks and firecrackers, setting them off outside among the crowds. <\/p>\n

Obviously, there is normally caution inside what are often mostly wooden buildings. <\/p>\n

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After midnight, it is usually the younger partygoers who have the stamina to continue in late-night clubs – and there’s no doubt Le Constellation will have been packed with teenagers when the fire started. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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‘Around 40 people’ confirmed dead in bar fire – many of the victims were young people<\/div>\n

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 By Jason Farell, home news editor, in Switzerland Locals and tourists gathered quietly around the police cordon in Crans-Montana, among them people who had witnessed the events of the night before when New Year celebrations suddenly turned into a nightmare. Leon Christe, who works in Crans-Montana, was one of the first to the scene and…<\/p>\n

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