'I don't know if he's recognizable': Families anxious for news after deadly Swiss bar fire | CBC News
Families anxiously await identification of loved ones after a New Year's Eve bar fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland killed at least 40 people.
On January 1, 2026, a devastating fire ripped through Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, during a New Year's Eve celebration, killing at least 40 people and injuring over 100 others. The blaze, likely ignited by 'fountain candles' attached to champagne bottles that struck the ceiling, caused a panic as hundreds of young partygoers scrambled through a narrow 1.5-meter exit. Among the missing was 16-year-old Arthur Brodard, whose mother, Laetitia Brodard-Sitre, provided DNA samples in hopes of identifying her son. Swiss authorities confirmed all bodies had been recovered but warned identification could take days due to severe burns and destroyed documents. Approximately 50 severely burned patients were transferred to burn units across Europe. The tragedy is considered one of Switzerland's worst, with survivors describing scenes of people collapsing from burns and others miraculously escaping through windows.
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