Swiss investigators identify 24 people killed in bar blaze

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A kid watches arsenic an big places a candle extracurricular the sealed disconnected Le Constellation barroom successful Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, wherever a devastating occurrence near dormant and injured during the New Year's celebrations. | Photo Credit: AP

Authorities investigating a New Year's blaze successful the Swiss edifice of Crans-Montana person identified 24 of the 40 radical killed, including 11 minors and six overseas nationals, constabulary said connected Sunday (January 4, 2026).

Local police, who had already identified 8 Swiss victims, announced they had identified 10 much Swiss nationals — 4 women and six men aged 14 to 31, arsenic good arsenic 2 16-year-old Italians, a 39-year-old Frenchman, a 16-year-old dual nationalist of Italy and United Arab Emirates, an 18-year-old Romanian and an 18-year-old Turk.

The blaze besides near 119 radical injured.