Crans-Montana bar fire: New video shows 'fireball' survivors described

More than seven months after the deadly fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, new video footage has emerged, offering a harrowing glimpse into the final moments of the tragedy. The video, published by Italian newspaper Il Messagero, captures the desperate attempts of patrons to escape the inferno that claimed 41 lives and injured 115 people on January 1, 2026.

The minute-long footage, filmed from outside the burning building, is punctuated by cries of distress. It prominently features a terrifying "fireball" that surged from the bar's basement, where the blaze originated, into the ground floor. Investigators believe the fire was ignited when champagne bottles with sparklers were brought too close to soundproofing foam in the basement. The subsequent opening of the bar's main door, the only unlocked exit, created a draft that fueled this explosive phenomenon, a detail corroborated by all survivors who reported hearing a "detonation."

Amidst the chaos and screams of "Get out!", survivors are seen attempting to help those trapped inside. They used chairs and other nearby objects to break the bar's large windows, desperately trying to create escape routes. The article highlights the sequence of events that led to the disaster, emphasizing the role of the sparklers and the flammable insulation in the basement as the ignition source, and the subsequent air current that intensified the fire so rapidly.

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