Overview
- Authorities report at least 47 fatalities and roughly 112–115 injured, with many victims suffering severe burns.
- The blaze erupted around 1:30 a.m. in the basement of Le Constellation during a crowded celebration that included minors and featured narrow escape routes.
- Emergency services deployed more than 40 ambulances, around a dozen helicopters and over 150 responders, flying patients to burn centers in Zurich, Lausanne and Geneva, with several transferred to Milan’s Niguarda hospital.
- Italy’s government says 13 nationals are hospitalized and six are unaccounted for, and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is visiting Crans-Montana to meet families.
- Victim identification is expected to take days or weeks due to extreme burn damage, and investigators will assess compliance with safety measures and egress conditions.