Ten more children among victims of Swiss bar fire
Swiss police said they identified 16 more victims who died in the incident. Fire in the bar on New Year’s Eve It claimed the lives of at least 40 people in one of Switzerland’s worst tragedies.
Police said 10 of the victims identified on Sunday were under the age of 18, with the youngest being a 14-year-old Swiss girl.
The other two people previously identified were 15-year-old girls also from Switzerland; This means that a total of 12 children have been confirmed dead so far.
In the statement made by the police, it was stated that among the latest victims there were 10 Swiss and 3 Italians, as well as Romanian, Turkish and French citizens.
Police in the canton of Valais have identified a total of 24 &NoBreak victims who died in the &NoBreak fire in the mountain resort. Crans-Montana In Southern Switzerland. None of their names were released by police.
“Identification operations carried out by the Cantonal Police of Valais and the DVI [Disaster Victim Identification] In their statement, the police stated that the Forensic Medicine Institute and the Forensic Medicine Institute identified 16 new victims who died in the fire on January 1, 2026.
“Efforts are continuing to identify the dead and injured.”
According to initial investigation, it is thought that the fire started from sparklers in bottles held too close to the ceiling.
Italian Ambassador to Switzerland Gian Lorenzo Cornado confirmed the deaths of three Italians on Saturday.
The names of the three victims were stated as 16-year-old Achille Barosi from Milan, 16-year-old Giovanni Tamburi from Bologna, and 16-year-old Giovanni Tamburi from Bologna. 17 year old golferEmanuele Galeppini, who is from Genoa, has dual citizenship and lives in Dubai.
While desperate families continue to search for their loved ones, three more Italian young people are missing. The father of Chiara Costanzo, a 16-year-old Milanese girl who was traveling with her friends, told Italian media that “my beloved Chiara is no more”, but the family had not received official confirmation of her death as of Sunday.
Camilla Costanzo, 16-year-old Chiara’s older sister, said her family was looking for her everywhere and had lost hope.
“We are all devastated,” Ms Costanzo, 29, told The Telegraph from Switzerland. “We are receiving updates on the number of unidentified people. There are no more patients in the hospitals.”
Mourners pay their respects by leaving flowers, candles and messages at a makeshift memorial near Le Constellation bar
From left to right: Giovanni Tamburi, Emanuele Galeppini and Achille Barosi
Swiss authorities said 119 people were injured in the fire that engulfed the crowded bar within minutes. Most survivors were transferred to specialist burn units in France, Germany and Italy.
Nine of the injured were taken to Niguarda Hospital in Milan, many of them in serious condition.
Bishop Monsignor Jean-Marie Lovey holds Sunday mass dedicated to fire victims at a chapel in Crans-Montana – Jean-Christophe Bott/Pool
A parade in memory of the victims was held in the Crans-Montana ski resort – Lisa Leutner/Reuters
Swiss authorities opened Investigation into managers Le Constellation bar, where the tragedy occurred, French couple Jacques and Jessica Moretti.
French newspaper Le Parisien reported that Mr. Moretti had a criminal record and was sentenced to prison in Savoie in 2005.
The newspaper claimed he was linked to prostitution cases dating back nearly 20 years, but also to a kidnapping and false imprisonment case from nearly 30 years ago.
He was sentenced to two years in prison for fraud, the newspaper reported.
Police said on Saturday that Mr. Moretti and his wife were suspected of negligent homicide, negligent infliction of bodily harm and negligently causing a fire.
They said the investigation was opened Friday night but did not provide further details.
Possible cause of the fire that broke out during New Year’s celebrations sparklers in bottles A preliminary examination revealed that it was moved too close to the ceiling.
Authorities planned to investigate whether the soundproofing material on the ceiling met regulations and whether candles were allowed in the bar.
The identification efforts of the dead and injured continued on Sunday, causing an agonizing wait for their relatives who were desperate for news.
