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People remember victims of the Swiss New Year’s bar fire, in photos

People remember victims of the Swiss New Year's bar fire, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
Firefighters cry as they attend a memorial march in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, after a devastating fire in Le Constellation bar left dead and injured during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

CRANS MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss investigators say they believe sparklers on Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceiling of a bar crowded with New Year’s revelers.

Dozens of people were killed and injured when a fire ripped through a busy bar at a ski resort in Switzerland while partygoers were celebrating the New Year, authorities said. The blaze broke out at around 1:30 a.m. Thursday during the holiday celebration inside the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana.

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People remember victims of the Swiss New Year's bar fire, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
People gather during a memorial procession in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, after a devastating fire in Le Constellation bar left dead and injured during the New Year’s celebrations. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)
People remember victims of the Swiss New Year's bar fire, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
Mourners cry as they attend a memorial march in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, after a devastating fire in Le Constellation bar left dead and injured during the New Year’s celebrations. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
People remember victims of the Swiss New Year's bar fire, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
People walk during a memorial procession in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, after a devastating fire in Le Constellation bar left dead and injured during the New Year’s celebrations. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)
People remember victims of the Swiss New Year's bar fire, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
People cry during a memorial mass at the Chapelle St-Christophe in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, after a devastating fire in Le Constellation bar left dead and injured during the New Year’s celebrations. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
People remember victims of the Swiss New Year's bar fire, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
People mourn behind flowers near the sealed off Le Constellation bar, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year’s celebrations in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
People remember victims of the Swiss New Year's bar fire, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
People bring flowers near the sealed off Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year’s celebrations. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)
People remember victims of the Swiss New Year's bar fire, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
People mourn during a memorial procession in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, after a devastating fire in Le Constellation bar left dead and injured during the New Year’s celebrations. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)
People remember victims of the Swiss New Year's bar fire, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
A police officer helps a boy to light a candle near the sealed off Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year’s celebrations. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
People remember victims of the Swiss New Year's bar fire, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
Security stands in front of the sealed off Le Constellation bar, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year’s celebrations in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Friday morning, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)
People remember victims of the Swiss New Year's bar fire, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
People mourn behind flowers and letters near the sealed off Le Constellation bar, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year’s celebrations in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)
People remember victims of the Swiss New Year's bar fire, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
People light candles near the sealed off Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year’s celebrations. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)
People remember victims of the Swiss New Year's bar fire, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
People lay candles and flowers near the Le Constellation bar, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year’s celebrations in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)

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