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MerBeach reacted to Parsnip's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with
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RSBM And as they crowded the stair, they may have deprived the basement of available oxygen to feed the burgeoning fire. But once... -
MerBeach reacted to Yellowbelly's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with Like.
A basement bar with a low ceiling covered in acoustic foam, and they start waving sparklers about. I mean, it beggars belief really...
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MerBeach reacted to Parsnip's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with Like.
… Officials called the blaze that raged through the crowded bar an “embrasement généralisé”, a firefighting term describing how a fire...
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MerBeach reacted to MelmothTheLost's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with
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In the updated Mail article it quotes a prosecutor who mentions a flashover. That would indeed explain why the whole ceiling caught fire... -
MerBeach reacted to Dotta's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with
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:( "Police commander Frédéric Gisler confirmed the fire ‘started in the basement of the bar’ and there was a crush as people... -
MerBeach reacted to Inthedetails's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with Like.
An absolutely terrifying tragedy.
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MerBeach reacted to helenff's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with Like.
This reminds me of so many other nightclub fires including The Station nightclub fire where pyrotechnics set the ceiling alight, and...
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MerBeach reacted to dotr's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with Like.
https://news.sky.com/story/switzerland-latest-several-killed-after-explosion-at-swiss-ski-resort-bar-reports-13489063 ''Sky News has...
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MerBeach reacted to Elley Mae's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with Like.
A promotional video for the club shows waitresses passing around champagne bottles fitted with sparklers, and carrying buckets full of...
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MerBeach reacted to MelmothTheLost's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with Like.
From what I can see, this is a two-floor venue. There's the street level bar area which, in the photo in the Mail, has green lighting...
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MerBeach reacted to Dotta's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with Like.
I guess a lot of victims were trampled in panic. Narrow stairs are nightmare in emergency. RIP to All Victims :( Condolences to Families.
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MerBeach reacted to Parsnip's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with Like.
I see the exit sign prominently displayed by the stair. Looking at the Trip Advisor description, there is also a terrace or patio. With...
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MerBeach reacted to Yellowbelly's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with Wow.
The BBC live feed version of how the fire started - French nationals Emma and Albane were ringing in the new year at Le Constellation...
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MerBeach reacted to Dotta's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with Like.
I would think that any place organizing such public event should have permission from Fire Service Department. It really doesn't matter...
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MerBeach reacted to Rikissa's post in the thread Switzerland - 41 dead and 116 injured in fire in bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss ski resort, 1 January 2026 with Like.
It seems as the place was at least 40 years old, and in a basement. The building regulations then were most likely different from what...
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