As 2026 dawned, tragedy struck an upscale Swiss ski resort when a devastating fire swept through a bar, killing 47 people and injuring another 115. One of Switzerland’s worst fire tragedies was likely caused by human negligence, as firecrackers and candles being lit near the wooden ceiling probably caused the blaze to spread with alarming rapidity. A terror angle is being ruled out at present. It will take several days, perhaps weeks, to identify the charred bodies through DNA tests and dental records. The accounts of the distraught survivors reveal that in minutes the New Year revelry turned into a grim battle to escape the deadly blaze. As the basement bar was........

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