Police officers and rescuers stand next to a firefighters vehicle on the site of a fire that ripped through the bar Le Constellation in Crans-Montana on Jan. 1, 2026. Several dozen people are presumed dead and around 100 injured after a fire ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, Swiss police said on Jan. 1, 2026. Police, firefighters and rescuers rushed to the popular resort, which is set to host the Ski World Cup from Jan. 30, after the fire broke out in the early hours of New Year's Day. (Image: MAXIME SCHMID / AFP via Getty Images)
By Yang Tianzi
At 1:30 a.m. local time on Jan. 1, 2026, a serious fire broke out at a bar in the famous Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, killing about 40 people and injuring 115. Swiss President Parmelin called it “one of the most severe tragedies the nation has ever experienced.”
Major bar fire at Swiss ski resort kills 40 — Key known information summary
As of Thursday afternoon (Jan. 1), Swiss authorities and foreign diplomatic services have confirmed the following key facts:
Time: 1:30 a.m. local time on Jan. 1, 2026 (00:30 GMT) Location: Crans-Montana ski resort, Valais canton, southwestern Switzerland Venue: “Le Constellation” bar Official assessment: Swiss President Parmelin described it as “one of the most severe tragedies the nation has ever experienced”
Casualties (as of Jan. 1)
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This photograph shows the entrance of the bar Le Constellation where a fire ripped through the venue during New Year’s Eve celebrations in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana killing around 40 people and injuring more than 100 others, in Crans-Montana on Jan. 2, 2026. (Image: MAXIME SCHMID / AFP via Getty Images)
Cause of the incident (preliminary investigation)
Ruled out: Terrorist attack; explosive device
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Le Constellation bar — basic information
Safety concerns
Mourners gather near the bar Le Constellation where a fire ripped through the venue during New Year’s celebrations in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana killing around 40 people and injuring more than 100 others, in Crans-Montana on Jan. 2, 2026. Investigators raced on Jan. 2, 2026 to identify the victims of a fire that ripped through a bar in the Swiss Alps town of Crans-Montana, turning a New Year’s celebration into one of the country’s worst tragedies. Frederic Gisler, police commander in the Wallis canton in southwestern Switzerland, told reporters that authorities had counted “around 40 people who have died and around 115 injured, most of them seriously”. (Image: MAXIME SCHMID / AFP via Getty Images)
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Mourners light candles at the scene after a fire broke out overnight at Le Constellation bar on January 01, 2026 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. According to authorities, the fire began around 1:30 AM local time, with reports that 47 people are believed to have died and over a hundred more seriously injured. (Image: Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)
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