Crans-Montana fire: 28 burn victims remain in Swiss hospitals

Twenty-eight people who were seriously injured in the New Year's Eve fire in Crans-Montana are still in hospital in Switzerland. Others have been transferred to specialist rehabilitation clinics. A total of 38 are being treated abroad, including 15 Swiss nationals. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On Monday various Swiss hospitals gave the Keystone-SDA news agency an update on the number of injured people currently being treated following the deadly fire at the Le Constellation bar on January 1. The blaze resulted in a total of 40 deaths and 116 injured. The Centre hospitalier du Valais romand (CHVR) says it is looking after four patients whose injuries are not life-threatening, compared with ten at the beginning of last week. "They are still receiving daily care in the reconstructive surgery department - skin grafts and dressing changes - and are receiving psychological support," says the CHVR. Patients who have left hospital in the last few days have ...