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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