A hero banker managed to pull 10 people from a Swiss nightclub fire 'with his bare hands' after his daughter called him pleading for help. Paolo Campolo raced from his home to Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve and forced open a side door, allowing trapped youngsters to escape.
The 55-year-old senior financial analyst told Italian newspaper Il Messaggero: 'There were several bodies all around. Alive but burnt. Some conscious, others not. They were begging for help in several languages. They were very young.' He worked with another man to pull open the door, revealing 'hands and faces' behind it.
At least 40 people were killed and 119 injured in the blaze. Mr Campolo said: 'I didn't think about the pain, the smoke, the danger. I pulled kids out with my bare hands. One after the other. They were alive but injured, many of them seriously.' He is now recovering in hospital in Sion for smoke inhalation, while his daughter's boyfriend is fighting for his life in Basel.
