Witnesses to Swiss resort bar fire recount what they saw

STORY: :: Crans-Montana, Switzerland:: January 1, 2026:: Witnesses describe the scene as a fire tore through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party in Crans-Montana:: Samuel Rapp, Eyewitness"There were people screaming, and then people lying on the ground, probably dead. They had jackets over their faces—well, that’s what I saw, nothing more. Then I received videos where people were trying to get out, but they were trampling over each other, so it was hard to get out through the exit. And there were people shouting, saying 'help me, please help us.' So yeah.":: Dominic Dubois, Eyewitness"I had just come back from my friend's place. We were actually going to go to the bar.REPORTER ASKING: "Oh, you were going to go to Le Constellation?"Or the one above. But we were on the way there when we saw what happened."REPORTER ASKING: "And the place was on fire when you came?""Yes it was, You could see the orange, the orange, yellow, red."Dozens of people were killed and around 100 injured, most of them seriously, after fire tore through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, officials said on Thursday (January 1).Fire broke out at 1.30 a.m. (0030 GMT) in a bar called "Le Constellation" in the resort in southwestern Switzerland.The cause of the blaze, which was initially reported as an explosion, remains unclear but authorities said it appeared to be an accident rather than an attack.

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