{"id":13264,"date":"2026-01-03T05:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T05:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/likely-cause-of-swiss-resort-fire-identified-as-teen-educated-in-uk-named-among-missing\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T05:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T05:46:16","slug":"likely-cause-of-swiss-resort-fire-identified-as-teen-educated-in-uk-named-among-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/likely-cause-of-swiss-resort-fire-identified-as-teen-educated-in-uk-named-among-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Likely cause of Swiss resort fire identified – as teen educated in UK named among missing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sparklers on champagne bottles have been identified by officials as the likely cause of a deadly fire at a Swiss ski resort, as pictures of teenagers still unaccounted for began to emerge.<\/p>\n

At least 40 were killed and a further 119 were injured in the blaze<\/strong> that swept through the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana in the early hours of New Year’s Day.<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong> Everything we know about ski resort fire<\/strong><\/p>\n

A former Hertfordshire schoolgirl is among the teenagers still missing.<\/p>\n

The severity of burns is making it harder to identify the dead and injured. Experts are relying on DNA samples for some cases, in a process that could take weeks.<\/p>\n

Scrutiny turns to safety set-up and fire’s cause<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On Friday officials tentatively confirmed a theory circulating online about the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n

“It would appear that the fire started from sparkler candles, otherwise known as flares, which were placed on top of champagne bottles,” Valais attorney general Beatrice Pilloud told a news conference.<\/p>\n

Images shared on social media showed a group of people with sparklers affixed to bottles that appear to be setting fire to the ceiling, and a woman on a man’s shoulders holding up champagne bottles with sparklers in them.<\/p>\n

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But Ms Pilloud said it was too soon to say whether a foam-like material on the ceiling, possibly sound-proofing, had contributed to the spread of the fire.<\/p>\n

A retired fire firefighter told Sky News the same type of material used to clad Grenfell Tower was likely coating the ceiling of the basement bar.<\/p>\n

Having reviewed images and videos circulating online, Steve Dudney said he believed the foam that ignited was highly flammable polyurethane, which should be “nowhere where there are uncontrolled naked flames”.<\/p>\n

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