"Several dozen people were killed and others injured after a blast at the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana, Swiss police said early Thursday. Police said the blast occurred at around 1:30 a.m. (0030 UTC/GMT) local time at Le Constellation, a venue popular with tourists, as visitors were ringing in the New Year. A police spokesperson said more than 100 people had been in the bar at the time of the incident."
""Several dozen people are presumed to have died," Frederic Gisler, police commander in the Wallis canton in southwestern Switzerland, told reporters. Police said earlier that many people had been treated for burns. "The fire started around 1:30 a.m. this morning in a bar called 'Le Constellation,'" police spokesperson Gaetan Lathion said. "More than a hundred people were in the building, and we are seeing many injured and many dead.""
An explosion occurred at around 1:30 a.m. local time at Le Constellation, a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort, as visitors celebrated the New Year. Several dozen people are presumed dead and others were injured, with many treated for burns. More than 100 people had been in the venue at the time. Emergency services including police, firefighters and helicopters responded and the area was sealed off. A no-fly zone was imposed over Crans-Montana. Authorities stated the cause of the blast was initially unknown and said investigations were at an early stage.
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