Switzerland bar fire LIVE: Follow The Hindu's LIVE updates as a fire in bar in Swiss Alps has left several dead, injured 100 during New Year's celebrations.
“Several dozen” people are believed to have died and around 100 were injured when a fire ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana, police said on Thursday (January 1, 2026).
It’s too early to determine cause of the fire on New Year’s, said Frederic Gisler, police commander in the Wallis canton in southwestern Switzerland.
A reception centre and helpline have been set up for impacted families.
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