Crans-Montana Fire: Police Press Conference – Switzerland

The death toll after the severe fire may rise further. Of the more than 100 people injured, many are considered to be seriously injured.

It has not been clarified exactly what started the fire, but it has been established that it was a vigorous course and that the fire led to one or more explosions.

Investigation is ongoing

According to Mathias Reynard, chairman of the government council in the canton, it will take time to identify the dead. Likewise, the victims’ families may have to wait several days before they get the bodies home.

An investigation is underway to see if safety rules were followed. According to prosecutor Beatrice Pilloud, a staircase in the bar that people used to escape was “relatively narrow”.