Fire, explosion kills dozens in Swiss ski resort bar

Police officers are seen at the site of an explosion that ripped through a bar in Crans-Montana on Jan. 1, 2026. Several people were killed and others injured when an explosion ripped through a bar in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana, Swiss police said early on January 1.

Rescuers and fire-fighters work at the site of an explosion that ripped through a bar in Crans-Montana on Jan. 1, 2026. Several people were killed and others injured when an explosion ripped through a bar in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana, Swiss police said early on January 1.

Police officers and rescuers stand next to a firefighters vehicle on the site of an explosion 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 town of Crans-Montana, police said early January 1, 2026.

Members of the forensic arrive on the site of an explosion that ripped through the bar Le Constellation in Crans-Montana on Jan. 1, 2026.

Police officers walk near ambulances at the site of an explosion that ripped through a bar in Crans-Montana on Jan. 1, 2026.

A photograph taken on Jan. 1, 2026 shows a general view of the street and of the bar Le Constellation marked out by a forensic tent following an explosion that ripped the venue in Crans-Montana during New Year's Eve celebrations. Several dozen people are presumed dead and around 100 injured after a fire ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana, police said early January 1, 2026.

A photograph taken on Jan. 1, 2026 shows flowers and candles laid on the ground near the bar Le Constellation following an explosion that ripped through the venue in Crans-Montana, during New Year's Eve celebrations. Several dozen people are presumed dead and around 100 injured after a fire ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana, police said early January 1, 2026.

Flowers are laid on the street after a fire broke out overnight at Le Constellation bar on Jan. 1, 2026 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. According to authorities, the fire began around 1:30 AM local time.

A police officers stands at the entrance of the building Constellation, housing the bar Le Constellation following an explosion that ripped the venue in Crans-Montana, in Jan. 1, 2026 during New Year's Eve celebrations. Several dozen people are presumed dead and around 100 injured after a fire ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana, police said early January 1, 2026.

Emergency workers respond to a scene where a fire broke out overnight at Le Constellation bar on Jan. 1, 2026 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. According to authorities, the fire began around 1:30 AM local time. As of later that morning, authorities were reporting that several dozen people had died.

Sseats are overturned outside Le Constellation bar where a fire broke out inside in the early hours of Jan. 1, 2026 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. According to authorities, the fire began around 1:30 AM local time. As of later that morning, authorities were reporting that several dozen people had died.

Emergency workers respond to a scene where a fire broke out overnight at Le Constellation bar on Jan. 1, 2026 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. According to authorities, the fire began around 1:30 AM local time. As of later that morning, authorities were reporting that several dozen people had died.

People react outside the "Le Constellation" bar, after a fire and explosion during a New Year’s Eve party where several people died and others were injured, according to Swiss police, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, Jan. 1, 2026.

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."