A Swiss nightclub has promoted flaming bottles ahead of a deadly New Year’s Eve
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A luxury nightclub in the Swiss Alps where at least 40 people died and nearly 120 others were injured in a New Year’s fire, had previously released a video advertising the flaming champagne bottles, which authorities identified as the cause of the disaster.
Le Constellation, a bar in the town of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, posted this video on YouTube showing waiters wearing helmets walking through a dark, crowded club with bottles lined with glowing candles.
In the photos, the bottles can be seen being held high, sometimes almost touching the ceiling.
Authorities are cordoning off the area around the Le Constellation bar, after a fire broke out during a New Year’s Eve party in the luxury Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana. (Maxime Schmid / AFP via Getty Images)
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The video emerged following a deadly blaze that engulfed the basement nightclub at around 1.30am on Thursday during the New Year celebrations.
At least 40 people died, and 119 others were injured, many seriously, as flames and smoke quickly spread through the packed area.
According to two witnesses, the security guard was carrying a female employee on his shoulders while holding a champagne bottle with a lit spark near the wooden ceiling above the bar.
After a while, a fire broke out above.
Emergency crews and medical planes were seen at a regional airport in Switzerland as victims of a deadly New Year’s Eve fire in the Alpine resort town of Crans-Montana were evacuated for treatment. (Reuters/Lisa Leutner)
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The Attorney General of Valais, Beatrice Pilloudsaid, confirmed on Friday that exploding fireworks were the cause, as the flames caused a powerful ignition of flammable gases known as flashover, which caused the flames to spread suddenly.
“The whole roof was on fire, and the fire spread quickly. It happened in seconds,” two survivors later told French broadcaster BFMTV.
Axel Clavier, 16, from Paris, said he felt like he was choking as smoke filled the club.
Clavier told The Associated Press that he escaped by using a table to pry a plexiglass window out of its frame amid what he described as “total chaos.”
He also said he saw waiters arriving with bottles of champagne and glitter.
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Police and first responders stand near a car at the scene of a fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. (Maxime Schmid/AFP via Getty Images)
As of Friday afternoon, no arrests had been made.
Pillowd said investigators will try to determine if anyone is guilty of reckless shooting, reckless homicide, or negligent injury.
Since the tragedy, hundreds of people have gathered outside the burned site in Crans-Montana, laying flowers and candles as families await news of missing loved ones.
Italian authorities said the death toll could reach 47, Reuters reportedciting information provided by Swiss officials, who are continuing to work to identify the bodies.
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The president of Switzerland, Guy Parmelin, described the tragedy as “one of the worst tragedies our country has ever seen,” noting that most of the dead were young people celebrating the New Year.
Although most of those injured were Swiss, four Serbians were injured, along with others from Bosnia, Belgium and Portugal.
Italy and France have confirmed that some of their countrymen are still missing.
Le Constellation did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
