Overview
- Police report at least 47 dead and 115 injured and confirm the incident is not being treated as terrorism.
- Authorities say the blaze began in the bar’s basement and likely led to explosions as a consequence of the fire rather than its cause.
- Possible triggers under investigation include sparkler-style candles on champagne bottles and indoor pyrotechnics, but no single cause has been confirmed.
- Witnesses describe a single narrow exit and a bottleneck, with some breaking a window to escape, consistent with a flashover that made survival difficult.
- Italy’s consular team reports six nationals missing and 13 hospitalized, with several transfers to Milan’s Niguarda; identification is ongoing and a help line is active as hospitals in Lausanne, Geneva, Sion and Zurich treat severe burn cases.