Switzerland Bar Blast SHOCKING Reason REVEALED! Terror Attack Behind DEADLY Explosion? FULL VIDEO

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Swiss authorities have revealed chilling new details following the deadly fire at a crowded bar in the luxury ski resort town of Crans-Montana. Speaking at a press conference, Wallis chief prosecutor Beatrice Pilloud said the leading theory is that a widespread fire triggered an explosion, turning a New Year celebration into a mass-casualty tragedy.    Police confirmed that around 40 people were killed and nearly 100 others injured in the incident. The bar was packed at the time of the blaze, worsening the impact as flames spread rapidly through the venue.    #SwissBarExplosion #CransMontanaBlast #SwitzerlandBreakingNews #ConstellationBar #SwissResortTragedy #NewYearExplosion #CransMontana #SwissPoliceUpdate #NoTerrorLink #BreakingNews #SwitzerlandNews #SkiResortExplosion #SwissFireInvestigation #TouristsAmongVictims #BarExplosionSwitzerland #EuropeNews #SwissEmergencyResponse #ConstellationBarExplosion

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00:00I would have liked you to to to have said a few things. How do you how do you experience it?

00:24The events that unfolded here tonight within within this public establishment constitute

00:28a tragedy of truly unprecedented and horrifying proportions numerous precious lives most of them

00:34young have tragically been lost a hundred people have been injured many of them quite seriously

00:39and behind these cold statistics there are real faces individual names families and personal

00:44destinies brutally interrupted brutally cut short or forever irrevocably altered it was around 1 30

00:52when smoke was spotted emanating from a bar located in the center of the kran's resort a few seconds

01:00later a witness contacted the valley's cantonal police dispatch center to report the fire immediately

01:08the red alarm which is intended to mobilize firefighters was triggered in less than a minute's time precisely

01:17at 1 32 in the morning the very first police patrol units arrived up on the scene specifically the

01:23gendarmerie and the intercommunal police department from kranz montana considering kranz's international

01:30status we anticipate foreign national victims we are also in close contact with the victims families

01:37keeping them informed in real time and with the various embassies concerned there are still many

01:44circumstances that need to be clarified several hypotheses have been put forward the lead currently favored

01:52is that of a widespread conflagration that caused a massive explosion several witnesses have been

02:01interviewed and mobile phones were also recovered for further analysis tonight we're following

02:09developments from switzerland's alpine resort town of kranz montana where an explosion followed by a violent fire

02:19tore through the lake constellation bar during new year celebrations regional reports say the toll is heavy

02:28with around 40 people dead and up to 100 injured authorities say the cause remains unknown

02:36but at this stage the blast is not being treated as terror related emergency services rushed to the scene shortly

02:45after 1 30 a.m local time with ambulances and air glaciers rescue helicopters deployed through the night

02:54police say the explosion may have begun in the basement before triggering a fierce blaze that ripped

03:01through the popular venue packed with new year's eve revelers the constellation can hold up to 400 people

03:09and officials warn the final number of victims could rise a source involved in the emergency response

03:18described the scene as a major disaster swiss broadcaster rts compared the scale of the tragedy to the

03:262012 sierra bus crash which killed 28 people police spokesman gaetan lafion confirmed to afp that there are

03:38several injured and several dead and stressed that the intervention is still ongoing authorities in valet canton

03:47also known as wallace in german have set up a helpline for families seeking information a press conference

03:55is scheduled for 10 a.m local time the first public briefing from the new police commander frederick

04:02gisler who took office today for now investigators are not treating this as a criminal act but say an

04:11accidental cause has not been ruled out kranz montana is a luxury swiss ski resort popular with tourists

04:19from across europe and beyond on what should have been a night of celebration the community

04:25is now facing shock grief and unanswered questions we'll continue to follow this story as authorities

04:34work to confirm the final toll the cause of the blast and the identities of those affected for now swiss

04:43officials are urging the public not to speculate and to allow rescue teams and investigators the space to do

04:51their job this is a developing story and we'll bring you updates as they come in

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