Swiss police identify all 116 people injured in deadly New Year's bar fire
AP News••general
Key Points:
- Swiss police have confirmed 116 people were injured in the New Year’s fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, with over two-thirds still hospitalized; the total was revised down from an earlier count of 119 due to mislinked hospital admissions.
- The injured include a diverse group of nationalities, primarily Swiss, French, and Italian citizens, with some victims holding dual nationalities; 83 remain in hospital, though specific details on their conditions were not disclosed.
- Identification of victims was challenging due to severe burns, necessitating DNA samples from families; authorities have completed identification of all 40 deceased, the youngest being 14 years old.
- Italian authorities repatriated five victims’ bodies via
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