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The fire broke out shortly after midnight at Le Constellation, a basement venue filled with hundreds of mostly young revellers in the Alpine resort of Crans Montana. Bern (Switzerland): A scene of extreme panic and chaos unfolded as a devastating fire tore through a packed bar and nightclub in Switzerland during New Year’s Eve celebrations, eyewitnesses said. People collapsed as frightened crowds fled for their lives. By Friday morning, at least 47 people had died and 115 had been injured, as the country entered 5 days of national mourning. The fire broke out shortly after midnight at Le Constellation, a…

The Swiss authorities said the explosion, which happened at the basement of the Le Constellation Bar and Lounge in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana, was being considered a fire and not a terror attack. Bern (Switzerland): At least 40 people were killed and 100 others were injured after an explosion tore through a luxury bar in Switzerland and triggered a massive fire during New Year's Eve celebrations, the Italian Foreign Ministry said, citing Swiss police. Moreover, the Swiss authorities said the explosion, which happened at the basement of the Le Constellation Bar and Lounge in the ski resort town…