Swiss president calls Crans-Montana bar fire a tragedy

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Swiss skier Rast dedicates win to victims of Crans-Montana bar fire
Swiss skier Camille Rast earned her first career win in a World Cup giant slalom Saturday and dedicated her victory to the victims of the fire at a Crans-Montana bar. Rast tapped the black mourning band on her left upper arm twice after she finished her final run to beat second-place Julia Scheib of Austria by two-tenths of a second.

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Swiss open criminal case against managers of ski resort bar after deadly fire
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Swiss police identify first 4 victims of deadly bar fire in Crans-Montana
About 40 dead after fire rips through Swiss resort bar during NYE celebrations
A fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps has left people dead and injured during New Year’s celebrations, police said early Thursday.

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Jacques Moretti, one of the owners of the bar, told Swiss and Italian media on Friday that the renovations had been carried out "in accordance with regulations".

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17-year-old Italian golfer with college dreams among those killed in Crans-Montana fire

One of the at least 40 deaths in a New Year’s bar fire early Thursday morning in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, was that of a 17-year-old, budding golf talent from Italy named Emanuele Galeppini.

Investigation opened into the managers of the Swiss bar where a fatal fire killed 40

More than 100 people were injured in the blaze that broke out about 1:30 am on Thursday at the Le Constellation bar in the Alpine resort town of Crans-Montana.

What to know about the Swiss Alpine bar fire that killed 40

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss investigators believe sparklers on Champagne bottles started a fire in a bar at an Alpine ski resort that left 40 people dead and another 119 injured during a New Year’s celebration.

Footballer, 19, 'severely injured' in heartbreaking Crans-Montana fire which killed 47

A fire broke out at Le Constellation Bar in Crans-Montana in the early hours of New Year's Day, leaving more than 100 people injured and 47 dead.

Football talent, 19, 'severely injured' in devastating Crans-Montana fire that's killed 47

A fire broke out at Le Constellation Bar in Crans-Montana in the early hours of New Year's Day, injuring over 100 people and killing 47 – and a Ligue 1 talent has been named among those who were hurt

Swiss skier Rast dedicates her 1st World Cup GS win to victims of Crans-Montana bar fire

Camille Rast celebrated briefly with both arms in the air after she crossed the finish line. Then she tapped the black mourning band on her left upper arm twice and made the sign of a heart with her hands.
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