Police in the southern Swiss canton of Valais confirmed on the 1st that a fire that broke out in the early morning of the same day at a bar in Cron-Montana, a ski resort in the Alps in the state's Alps, had killed about 40 people and injured 115 others. Most of them were seriously injured. Valais state prosecutors pointed out at a press conference that there are various possible causes of the fire, which are still to be investigated, and no suspects have been arrested so far. The top priority is to carry out a forensic examination, determine the identity of the deceased and hand over the remains to the family. Both police and local officials said this work will take time. Swiss Confederation President Pamlin announced that the flag of the Swiss Federal Parliament building will be lowered by half for five days to show “national grief,” and emphasized the need to prevent such tragedies from happening again.

Police in the southern Swiss canton of Valais confirmed on the 1st that a fire that broke out in the early morning of the same day at a bar in Cron-Montana, a ski resort in the Alps in the state's Alps, had killed about 40 people and injured 115 others. Most of them were seriously injured. Valais state prosecutors pointed out at a press conference that there are various possible causes of the fire, which are still to be investigated, and no suspects have been arrested so far. The top priority is to carry out a forensic examination, determine the identity of the deceased and hand over the remains to the family. Both police and local officials said this work will take time. Swiss Confederation President Pamlin announced that the flag of the Swiss Federal Parliament building will be lowered by half for five days to show “national grief,” and emphasized the need to prevent such tragedies from happening again.