Beatrice Pilloud, Valais Canton attorney general, said it was too early to determine the cause of the fire. Experts have not yet been able to go inside the wreckage.

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — A fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thursday, with dozens of people feared dead and about 100 more injured, most seriously, police said....

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, during a New Year’s celebration in a Swiss Alpine bar, police said Thursday. Authorities did not immediately have an exact count of the deceased. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) […]

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, during a New Year’s celebration in a Swiss Alpine bar, police said Thursday. Authorities did not immediately have an exact count of the deceased. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) […]

Fire at luxury ski resort town caused by 'explosion of unknown origin,' Swiss police say, as influx of wounded fills local hospital to capacity

Fire at luxury ski resort town caused by 'explosion of unknown origin,' Swiss police say, as influx of wounded fills local hospital to capacity

Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a bar in a Swiss Alps resort town during a New Year’s celebration, police said Thursday. “Several tens of people” were killed at the bar, Le Constellation, Valais Canton police commander Frédéric Gisler said during a…

An explosive fire broke out during a New Year’s Eve celebration at a crowded bar in the Swiss Alps, killing multiple people and injuring others, according to Swiss police.

An explosive fire broke out during a New Year’s Eve celebration at a crowded bar in the Swiss Alps, killing multiple people and injuring others, according to Swiss police.

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a bar in a Swiss Alps resort town during a New Year’s celebration, police said Thursday. “Several tens of people” were killed at the bar, Le Constellation, Valais Canton police commander Frédéric Gisler […]

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a bar in a Swiss Alps resort town during a New Year’s celebration, police said Thursday. “Several tens of people” were killed at the bar, Le Constellation, Valais Canton police commander Frédéric Gisler […]

About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, during a New Year’s celebration in a Swiss Alpine bar, police said.