Pope Leo mourns tragic New Year fire in ski resort bar; 40 presumed dead
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Emergency personnel work at the site of an explosion and fire at Le Constellation bar in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland Jan. 1, 2026. "Several dozen" people died, according to authorities, and more than 100 others were injured after an explosion tore through a crowded New Year’s Eve party, according to Swiss police. (OSV News photo/Denis Balibouse, Reuters) (Denis Balibouse)

Pope Leo mourns tragic New Year fire in ski resort bar; 40 presumed dead

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland OSV News – Around 40 people are presumed dead and 115 were injured, most of them seriously, after a fire broke out in a bar packed with people celebrating the New Year in a Swiss ski resort bar.The fire broke out at around 1:30 a.m. Jan. 1 in a bar called Le Constellation…...