Overview
- The explosion and fire tore through Le Constellation around 1:30 a.m. local time during New Year’s festivities with more than 100 people inside.
- Police say several dozen people may have died and roughly 100 were injured, though exact figures remain unconfirmed.
- Emergency services deployed firefighters, ambulances and helicopters, and hospitals reported intensive-care capacity stretched.
- Authorities cordoned off the site, restricted nearby airspace, and opened a reception center and helpline for families.
- Officials scheduled briefings today as the probe begins, with pyrotechnics cited as the leading but unverified hypothesis.