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Swiss Bar Fire Likely Caused By Sparklers, Authorities Say

Fireworks attached to bottles of Champagne sent up showers of sparks that appear to have ignited insulation in a bar. The blaze killed 40 people. [Source]

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Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Le Constellation Bar Fire (Crans-Montana, Switzerland)

Topics: people, killed, blaze, insulation, ignited, appear, sparks, showers, Champagne, bottles, attached, Fireworks, Authorities, Sparklers, Caused, Likely, Swiss

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/world/europe/switzerland-ski-resort-bar-fire-crans-montana.html