Reuters reported about 40 dead and 115 injured in Switzerland.

About 40 people were killed and 115 injured in a fire that engulfed a crowded bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana during a New Year's Eve party. This was reported on January 1 by the Reuters news agency, citing officials on Thursday.

"The head of the police of the local canton, Frederick Gisler, said that about 40 people were considered dead, and 115 were injured, most of them seriously," the publication says.

According to the policeman, it is currently too early to reveal the identities of the dead and injured. However, according to the Italian authorities, 16 Italian citizens are missing and about a dozen are in hospital.

It is clarified that the cause of the fire, which was initially mistaken for an explosion, remains unclear. However, according to the authorities, the fire could have been the result of an accident rather than an act of assault.

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An explosion and fire at the ski resort were reported earlier that day. According to the RTS TV channel, the incident occurred on New Year's Eve. According to the law enforcement agencies, the incident does not qualify as a terrorist act. There were more than 100 people inside the building at the time of the fire. Those who died when a fire broke out in a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort in Switzerland were trapped in the basement hall where the disco was taking place. In addition, the Russian Embassy in Switzerland reported that it had not received information about injured Russians after the explosion and fire in the Constellation bar.

In turn, Samuel Rapp, an eyewitness to the tragedy, said that a powerful explosion in a bar at the Crans-Montana ski resort in Switzerland on New Year's Eve caused panic and stampede, which killed people. According to him, he arrived at the scene half an hour after the explosion. At that moment, police officers and doctors were working at the scene, setting up a protective perimeter.

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