“The Italian Foreign Ministry said it had received information from the police of the canton of Valais that about 40 people had died and about 100 were injured in a fire during a New Year’s party at the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana; the Swiss side has not yet confirmed these figures.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Illustrative photo: Getty Images Source: “European truth” with reference to statement of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Details: Switzerland does not officially state the number of dead, talking about “dozens of victims”. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy said that they had received information about 40 dead from the Swiss police.
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“According to the information provided by the cantonal police of Valais, about 40 people died and another 100 people were injured as a result of the fire, which did not have signs of arson, which occurred last night in the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana,” the Italian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Swiss mass media published information about 40 dead with reference to sources, but the Swiss authorities did not confirm this data.
The victims cannot be identified at the moment due to severe burns, the Italian Foreign Ministry added.
The Italian ambassador to Switzerland and the Italian consul general in Geneva are on their way to Crans-Montana.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy has activated an operational headquarters in Rome with the participation of employees of the Crisis Unit and the Unit for the Protection of Italians Abroad.
In Switzerland, it was previously stated that tourists were among the victims of the tragedy, without naming their nationalities. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani statedthat an investigation is underway to see if the Italians were injured.
The Prosecutor General of the canton of Valais, Béatrice Pillud, said that it is too early to draw conclusions about the cause of the fire. However, according to her, the explosion which was reported earlierwas not They also believe that the cause is not a terrorist attack.
The fire at the Constellation bar happened during New Year’s celebrations at around 1.30am local time.