An 18‑year‑old victim of the Crans‑Montana New Year’s Eve bar fire has died in hospital, raising the confirmed death toll to 41. Most victims were teenagers; 116 people were injured and several remain hospitalized with severe burns. Hundreds marched in Lutry demanding "truth and justice," and Italy has raised concerns after the bar owner was released on bail. Swiss prosecutors will share evidence with Rome as investigations continue.
Crans‑Montana New Year Bar Blaze: Death Toll Rises to 41 as Families Demand 'Truth and Justice'
Flowers and candles at a makeshift memorial outside the "Le Constellation bar" almost a month after a deadly fire during a New Year's Eve party, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, January 31, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
An 18‑year‑old who had been wounded in the New Year’s Eve fire at the Le Constellation bar in the Alpine resort of Crans‑Montana has died, Swiss authorities said on Sunday, raising the confirmed death toll from one of the worst peacetime disasters in modern Swiss history to 41.
The victim, a Swiss national, had been receiving treatment in a Zurich hospital and died on Saturday, the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Valais said in a statement, without providing further details.
Most of those killed in the blaze were teenagers. Officials say 116 people were injured in the incident and that several remain hospitalized with severe burns and other serious injuries.
People stand by a makeshift memorial outside the "Le Constellation bar" almost a month after a deadly fire during a New Year's Eve party, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, January 31, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Two sources with knowledge of the case told Reuters that the additional victim lived near the western city of Lausanne.
On Saturday, hundreds marched alongside grieving parents through the lakeside town of Lutry near Lausanne, carrying a large banner demanding "truth and justice" over the tragedy.
"Today, we are just asking for justice and truth and afterwards we will mourn," said Laetitia Brodard‑Sitre, who lost her 17‑year‑old son Arthur in the fire, as mourners carried white roses.
The blaze has strained relations with neighbouring Italy, which lost nationals in the incident and has protested the decision to release the bar's owner on bail. Swiss authorities said earlier this week they would provide the Rome Public Prosecutor's Office access to evidence gathered in the investigation.
Investigations into the cause of the fire and any legal consequences remain ongoing as communities and families continue to grieve.
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