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)

By JAMEY KEATEN, STEFANIE DAZIO and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss investigators believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a ski resort when they came too close to a crowded bar’s ceiling.

Officials said Friday that 40 people were killed and another 119 injured in the blaze at the bar in Crans-Montana while revelers were celebrating New Year’s Eve.

 

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