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Italy Reports Six Missing After Deadly Crans-Montana Bar Fire

Officials report about 40 dead with roughly 115 seriously injured as identification continues.

Overview

  • Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said 13 Italian citizens were injured, with several treated at Milan's Niguarda Hospital, and six remain unaccounted for.
  • The Italian Golf Federation confirmed that 16-year-old golfer Emanuele Galeppini was identified among the victims.
  • Eyewitnesses reported that a firework ignited a wooden ceiling shortly after 1:30 a.m. local time on New Year’s night.
  • Firefighters said the blaze broke out in a basement disco and that people were trapped inside.
  • Hospitals in Valais were overwhelmed, prompting transfers to facilities in Sion, Lausanne, Geneva and Zurich, with some patients moved to Milan.