Investigators are rushing to identify the victims and establish the cause of a devastating fire at a New Year’s Eve party that ripped through a bar in the Swiss Alps town of Crans-Montana. Relatives and friends have been scrambling to find their loved ones, with many circulating photos on social media after the disaster that […]
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Teen Recounts Escape from Deadly Swiss Fire
new video loaded: Teen Recounts Escape from Deadly Swiss Fire People gathered at memorials in the resort town of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, to grieve for the victims of a deadly New Year’s fire at a bar. A survivor described her harrowing escape. By Shawn Paik January 2, 2026 Source link
Fire at Bar in Swiss Ski Resort Town Kills Dozens, Officials Say
new video loaded: Fire at Bar in Swiss Ski Resort Town Kills Dozens, Officials Say Dozens of people were killed and more than 100 were injured after a fire broke out at a bar in a Swiss ski resort town during a New Year’s Eve celebration, the police said. By Monika Cvorak January 1, 2026 […]
What we know about the Switzerland ski resort fire
Watch: BBC reports from the scene of Swiss resort bar fire Around 40 people have died and 115 people are injured following a fire in a ski resort in south-west Switzerland, police say. Authorities said several nationalities were likely involved in the New Year’s Day fire, which happened at 01:30 local time (00:30 GMT) in […]
Switzerland resort fire latest news: ‘several dozen’ dead after blast at ski town of Crans-Montana, police say | Switzerland
What we know so far Police have confirmed that “several dozen” people have died in the explosion, with around 100 injured. The Italian foreign ministry have said information from Swiss police suggested about 40 deaths, but police were not more specific than “dozens” at the press conference. At around 1.30am local time, smoke was noted […]
Dad pays tribute to ‘wonderful family’ killed in Stroud Boxing Day fire
Alexandra BassinghamWest of England Facebook Fionnghuala Shearman and her daughter Eve and son Ohner died in the fire on Boxing Day A man whose wife and two children died in a Boxing Day fire has paid tribute to his “wonderful family”. Tom Shearman escaped the fire after it engulfed their home on Brimscombe Hill in […]
Ten English fire services tackled record number of grass, forest and crop fires in 2025 | Wildfires
Ten English fire services tackled a record number of grassland, woodland and crop fires during what was the UK’s hottest spring and summer on record, figures show. In total nearly 27,000 wildfires were dealt with by fire services in England during the prolonged dry weather of 2025, according to analysis by PA Media. One fire […]
Stroud Boxing Day fire victims named as bodies recovered
A mother and her two young children who died in a house fire on Boxing Day have been named locally. Seven-year-old Eve, four-year-old Ohner, and their mother, Fionnghuala Shearman died after a fire engulfed their mid-terrace Cotswold home on Brimscombe Hill in Stroud, at about 03:00 GMT on Friday. Their father, a serving police officer […]
NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin’s father killed, mother injured in North Carolina house fire
A fire at the home of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin’s parents on Sunday left his father dead and his mother injured, officials confirmed to ABC News. Firefighters in Gaston County, North Carolina, were dispatched at 6:19 p.m. to the two-story home that was “mostly engulfed, with flames showing through the entire attic,” when they arrived, […]
Child dies and another in hospital after Hamstreet house fire
Joshua Askew,South Eastand Nathalie Edell,South East UKNIP The fire service said the “intense” blaze had spread throughout the home One child has died while a second child and an adult have been taken to hospital after a fire at a house in Kent. Three firefighters also suffered minor injuries in the “intense” fire on White […]