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European ‘playcations’: Alpine ski resorts where you can also play golf

Pack away your skis and dust off your clubs at these stunning golf destinations in the Swiss and Austrian Alps.

Euronews

Former fire safety chief remains silent in Swiss bar fire probe, lawyer says

Prosecutors believe the fire started when champagne bottles with sparklers attached were raised too close to the ceiling in the bar's basement level, igniting the sound insulation foam.

Euronews

Lindsey Vonn to compete at Winter Olympics despite ruptured ACL

Downhill skiing star Vonn suffered a nasty crash just a week before the Games but still plans to compete despite the serious knee injury

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Fate Of Waitress Who Allegedly Started Swiss Ski Resort Fire That Claimed 40 Lives Revealed

Cyane Panine, 24, sat on her colleague's shoulders with lit sparklers inside the packed Swiss bar.

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‘An incomprehensible nightmare’: grief turns to anger over Swiss bar fire as Le Constellation owner arrested

Jacques Moretti arrested on Friday as lawyers representing families of victims say investigators are not moving fast enough

The Guardian - UK

Swiss bar owners 'overwhelmed with grief' in first public comments since 40 killed in fire

Those comments come on the same day it emerged that fire safety inspections hadn't been carried out at the bar since 2019.

Euronews

Paris prosecutor's office opens investigation into Swiss resort fire

The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into the deadly fire that occurred in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve. The move is in order "to support the French families" of victims, as parallel investigations continue by Swiss authorities.

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False images and misleading claims circulate online after Crans-Montana fire tragedy

A deadly New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps has prompted false images and narratives about the blaze's origin to spread online.

Euronews

Swiss authorities identify all 40 victims of Swiss Alps bar New Year's fire

The remaining 16 victims of a tragic New Year’s Eve blaze at a Swiss ski resort bar were identified on Sunday. A representative of Valais police confirmed that investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the fire, which killed 40 people and injured 119 others.

Euronews

Hundreds march in silence to honour Swiss Alps bar fire victims

Hundreds marched in Crans-Montana to honour the victims of the New Year's Eve fire that killed 40. A Mass was held with condolences from Pope Leo XIV.

Euronews

‘It has hit us very hard’: grief grips Crans-Montana as police identify more victims

The community spirit of the close-knit Swiss resort where at least 40 people died in a fire is strong even as inhabitants say they feel crushed by the tragedy

The Guardian - UK

Swiss launch probe of bar managers after deadly fire in ski resort

Swiss authorities say they have launched a criminal investigation into the managers of a bar in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana where a fire killed at least 40 people on New Year's Eve. Police have identified four young Swiss nationals who died in the blaze.

Radio France Internationale

First four victims identified in Swiss Alps bar fire as families face agonising wait

Regional police said on Saturday that the bodies of four victims — two aged 16, an 18-year-old and a 21-year-old, all of them Swiss citizens — had been identified and handed over to their families.

Euronews

Swiss nightclub advertised a flashy party trick in promo videos for years, on New Year’s Eve it killed 47 people in seconds

Instagram moments really aren't worth dying for.

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The Guardian - UK

Crans-Montana fire: families face agonising wait for victims’ identification

Collective grief hangs over Swiss resort as relatives desperately seek information about missing loved ones

The Guardian - UK

Crans-Montana fire survivors treated in burns units across Europe

Some of the injured taken to Belgium, France and Germany while Swiss officials try to identify the dead

The Guardian - UK

Sparklers held near ceiling started Swiss ski resort fire, investigators believe

Footage and witness statements show blaze that killed about 40 was ‘very rapid’, prosecutor says

Evening Standard

Crans-Montana fire latest: Italian golfer, 17, named as first victim of Swiss ski resort bar inferno

The cause of the tragic fire is not yet known as families continue to ask Swiss authorities for answers

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International Business Times UK

Crans Montana Fire: Moments Before the Night It Became 'One of the Worst Tragedies Our Country Has Ever Known', Says Swiss President

Switzerland mourns after a fatal Crans Montana fire as President Guy Parmelin describes the disaster as one of the worst tragedies the nation has faced.

Evening Standard

Around 40 people killed and 115 injured in New Year fire at Swiss bar, police say

The fire broke out at about 1.30am at Le Constellation bar in the south-western Swiss resort, as revellers were celebrating the New Year

International Business Times UK

Swiss Ski Resort New Year Blaze Turns Party Into Massacre With Dozens Dead and Scores Burned

A devastating fire at a popular Alpine bar during New Year celebrations in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, has killed around 40 people and injured more than 100. Swiss authorities have launched a full investigation as emergency services struggle to cope with the human toll.

Evening Standard

Everything we know about the Swiss ski resort bar fire: Tragedy strikes New Year's Eve party

Everyone we know so far about the tragic events at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana

The Guardian - UK

About 40 killed and 115 injured in fire at bar in Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana

Police say blaze tore through crowded bar where people were seeing in the new year

Radio France Internationale

'Several dozen' presumed dead in fire at Swiss ski resort New Year party

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, police said Thursday.

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