Swiss officials say ski resort fire appeared to start from sparkler candles | Watch news conference

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Swiss officials say ski resort fire appeared to start from sparkler candles | Watch news conference

Watch live as the Swiss authorities hold a news conference after the deadly New Year’s fire at a ski resort.

The fire in the early hours of Thursday killed at least 40 people and injured 115, many of them seriously, according to local police.

The blaze broke out at Le Constellation, a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana.

The speakers are:

πŸ”΄ Valais attorney general Beatrice Pilloud
πŸ”΄ Valais local government chief Mathias Reynard
πŸ”΄ Eric Bonvin, director-general of the regional hospital
πŸ”΄ Valais Canton police chief Frederic Gisler
πŸ”΄ Stephane Ganzer, head of security in Valais
πŸ”΄ Pierre Antoine Lengen, head of Valais criminal police
πŸ”΄ Freddy-Michel Roten, director of the Cantonal Valais Rescue Organisation

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Date: January 2, 2026