Overview
- Police gave a provisional toll of several dozen presumed dead and about 100 injured, many critically, cautioning that the figures may change.
- The blast and blaze erupted around 1:30 a.m. at Le Constellation as New Year’s revelers crowded the venue in Crans-Montana.
- Investigators have not determined the origin, and local reports of pyrotechnics or a basement explosion remain unverified.
- Rescue operations continue with helicopter evacuations and regional hospitals treating burn and smoke‑inhalation victims, and a help line is available for families.
- Officials said the fire caused the building’s general conflagration and the subsequent explosion, and victims likely include multiple nationalities, with France reporting two injured citizens.