{"id":7467,"date":"2026-01-04T13:34:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7467"},"modified":"2026-01-04T13:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:34:47","slug":"swiss-police-identify-16-more-bodies-after-deadly-new-years-eve-bar-fire-police-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7467","title":{"rendered":"Swiss police identify 16 more bodies after deadly New Year\u2019s Eve bar fire | Police News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>According to the Valais police, those identified include 10 Swiss people, two Italians, one person with Italian-Emirati citizenship, one Romanian, one person from France, and one from Turkiye.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2010-1.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 4 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">4 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Swiss police say they have identified 16 more of those who died during a fatal fire in a bar on New Year\u2019s Eve that killed 40 people, in one of the country\u2019s deadliest disasters.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Valais police on Sunday, those identified include 10 Swiss nationals, two Italians, one person with Italian-Emirati citizenship, one Romanian, one person from France, and one from Turkiye.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>So far, 24 people have been identified among those who died in the blaze at the Le Constellation bar in the mountain resort of Crans-Montana, southern Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>The wait for families for news of their loved ones has been anguished.<\/p>\n<p>Of those identified, the youngest person to have been killed is a 14-year-old Swiss girl, followed by two 15-year-old Swiss girls.<\/p>\n<p>According to the police, 10 other bodies identified on Sunday were teenagers aged between 16 and 18. Two Swiss men, aged 20 and 31, and a French national, aged 39, were also identified.<\/p>\n<p>Officials are continuing efforts to identify the remaining casualties from the fire that injured about 119 people, some of whom suffered severe burns and were transferred to burn units across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>For the local community, the aftermath of the tragic fire is causing acute distress.<\/p>\n<p>Damiano Vizioli, a 24-year-old living in neighbouring Sion, was in Le Constellation on New Year\u2019s Eve but had gone outside to smoke a cigarette when the bar was suddenly engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sleeping well because I can hear the people screaming,\u201d Vizioli told the Reuters news agency. He went back to the bar, desperate for news of a friend working there whom he has not heard from since.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Schmid, a 63-year-old local businessman, also told Reuters that the disaster will be felt \u201cquite deep, and I think it\u2019ll take time to heal\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe [the Swiss] are mountain people. We will survive, of course, but that\u2019s not the most important thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s more about the kids and all these people who have been affected. But the messages and signs of solidarity are super important,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Swiss prosecutors said on Saturday two people who ran the bar are under criminal investigation on suspicion of offences including homicide by negligence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Valais police, those identified include 10 Swiss people, two Italians, one person with Italian-Emirati citizenship, one Romanian, one person from France, and one from Turkiye. 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