About 40 Killed in Fire at Swiss Resort of Crans-Montana

Rescuers at the site of an explosion at a bar in Crans-Montana on Jan. 1.
Photographer: Maxime Schmid/ AFP/Getty Images

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By Myriam Balezou

January 1, 2026 at 8:13 AM UTC

Updated on

January 1, 2026 at 5:20 PM UTC

Swiss police said about 40 people were killed and 115 injured after a fire broke out in a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations.

The town, in the canton of Valais, is a popular tourism location, and France and Italy said that some of their citizens are among the injured. Local officials say the blaze was the result of an accident.