{"id":306263,"date":"2026-01-02T15:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/swiss-officials-say-ski-resort-fire-appeared-to-start-from-sparkler-candles-watch-news-conference\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:00:22","slug":"swiss-officials-say-ski-resort-fire-appeared-to-start-from-sparkler-candles-watch-news-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/swiss-officials-say-ski-resort-fire-appeared-to-start-from-sparkler-candles-watch-news-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss officials say ski resort fire appeared to start from sparkler candles | Watch news conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vV05tO_6BW4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Swiss officials say ski resort fire appeared to start from sparkler candles | Watch news conference\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vV05tO_6BW4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Watch live as the Swiss authorities hold a news conference after the deadly New Year&#8217;s fire at a ski resort.<\/p>\n<p>The fire in the early hours of Thursday killed at least 40 people and injured 115, many of them seriously, according to local police. <\/p>\n<p>The blaze broke out at Le Constellation, a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana. <\/p>\n<p>The speakers are:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd34 Valais attorney general Beatrice Pilloud<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd34 Valais local government chief Mathias Reynard<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd34 Eric Bonvin, director-general of the regional hospital<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd34 Valais Canton police chief Frederic Gisler<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd34 Stephane Ganzer, head of security in Valais<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd34 Pierre Antoine Lengen, head of Valais criminal police<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd34 Freddy-Michel Roten, director of the Cantonal Valais Rescue Organisation<\/p>\n<p>#switzerland #switzerlandfire #UKNews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch live as the Swiss authorities hold a news conference after the deadly New Year&#8217;s fire at a ski resort. 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