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#crans-montana
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

Swiss launch criminal investigation over deadly fire at ski resort bar

The bar's two managers are suspected of offences including homicide by negligence, causing bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence, prosecutors in Valais, the canton that is home to the bar in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana, said in a statement on Saturday.
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#bar-fire
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Deadly fire at Swiss Alpine bar's New Year celebration kills dozens

Swiss investigators are probing what caused a fire in a bar at an Alpine ski resort that left dozens of people presumed dead and another 100 injured during a New Year's celebration. Most injuries, many of them serious, occurred when the blaze swept through the crowded bar less than two hours after midnight Thursday in southwestern Switzerland. The Crans-Montana resort is best known as an international ski and golf venue.
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Miscellaneous
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Dozens Dead, 100 Hurt in Fire at Swiss Alps Bar During NYE

A deadly fire at Le Constellation bar in Cran-Montana during New Year's Eve reportedly killed dozens; officials ruled out terrorism while the cause remains unknown.
#explosion
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Hong Kong fire: death toll rises to 65, another 250 missing DW 11/27/2025

A massive fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, Hong Kong killed at least 65, left about 250 missing, and prompted three manslaughter arrests.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

People were screaming for help': Delhi car blast witnesses describe scenes of horror

A car exploded near Delhi's Red Fort in crowded festival streets, causing fires, multiple deaths, severe injuries, and widespread destruction.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Trial begins for Germany's 2024 Christmas market attack DW 11/09/2025

Rented car rammed Magdeburg Christmas market in 2024, killing six and injuring 300+; suspect Taleb A. on trial for murder and 338 attempted murders.
#vehicle-ramming
World news
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

Children among 23 killed in explosion, fire at store in northwestern Mexico

A convenience-store fire and explosion in downtown Hermosillo, Sonora killed at least 23 people, including children, and injured 12 others.
#gaza
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Death toll from Rio de Janeiro police operation rises to more than 132

A police raid in Rio de Janeiro resulted in more than 132 deaths, becoming Brazil's deadliest operation with mass casualties, arrests, and weapons seized.
US news
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

What we know about the explosion at a Tennessee ammunition plant

An explosion at a Tennessee ammunition plant left 16 people missing, no survivors found at the site, and recovery and investigation are ongoing.
#gas-tanker-explosion
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

Sudan appeals for aid after landslide kills more than 1,000 in Darfur

A massive landslide in Tarasin, Central Darfur's Marrah Mountains killed over 1,000 people, left only one survivor, and rendered the area largely inaccessible to aid.
#tour-bus-crash
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago
US news

N.Y. tour bus crash leaves 5 passengers dead and many others injured

A tour bus returning from Niagara Falls crashed on I-90 near Pembroke, killing five passengers and injuring many, with multiple ejections and serious injuries.
fromwww.dailyfreeman.com
4 months ago
US news

Rollover crash involving tour bus in New York leaves several dead, others injured

A tour bus returning from Niagara Falls crashed and rolled on I-90 near Pembroke, N.Y., causing multiple fatalities, entrapments, and injuries among more than 50 passengers.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

At least 78 people killed as bus collides with fuel truck in western Afghanistan

Seventy-eight people, including many children, died when a bus carrying Afghans deported from Iran collided with vehicles and caught fire in Herat province.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

Afghanistan bus crash death toll rises to 79, including 19 children

A bus carrying Afghan returnees collided with a motorcycle and a fuel truck in Herat, causing a fire that killed 79 people, including 19 children.
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