"Several people" have been killed and dozens injured by a fire in the "Le Constellation" bar on January 1 in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana in southern Switzerland. According to regional media, the death toll could be very high. The cause of the tragedy is not immediately known, say Valais cantonal police. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A "serious incident" occurred in the bar at around 1.30am on Thursday January 1, Valais police said in a statement at around 8am. "Several people lost their lives and others were injured," it said. A police spokesperson Gaëtan Lathion spoke earlier of an explosion of unknown origin. On their websites, the Le Nouvelliste newspaper and Rhône FM radio reported "around forty dead" and at least 100 injured. More than a 100 people were in the popular bar at the time of the incident, the police said. A major security operation has been launched. The cantonal and municipal police, the regional fire service and several ...
