The death toll from the New Year's Eve fire at Le Constellation bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana has risen to 41, following the death of an 18-year-old Swiss national in hospital on January 31. The Wallis canton's public prosecutor, Beatrice Pilloud, confirmed the update on Sunday, stating that the teenager died at a hospital in Zurich.
The blaze, which occurred on January 1 2026, killed individuals aged 14 to 39, with the majority being teenagers. Only four victims were over 24. A total of 115 people were injured, many of whom remain hospitalised. The deceased include 23 Swiss nationals, eight French nationals, six Italians, and one each from Belgium, Portugal, Romania, and Turkey.
Public prosecutors believe the fire started when revellers raised champagne bottles with sparklers attached too close to sound insulation foam on the ceiling of the bar's basement. Four people are under criminal investigation: the bar's co-owners, the Crans-Montana municipality's head of public safety, and a former fire safety officer.
Seriously wounded patients were airlifted to hospitals across Switzerland and four other European countries. As of Monday, 44 patients were being treated abroad—18 in France, 12 in Italy, eight in Germany, and six in Belgium—while 37 remained in Swiss hospitals. The situation remains fluid, with patients moving between hospitals for different stages of treatment.
