„Dieser Abend sollte eigentlich ein Fest sein, doch er wurde zu einem Alptraum“: Nach der Brandkatastrophe im Schweizer Nobel-Skiort Crans-Montana zeigte sich nicht nur der Präsident der Regierung im Kanton Wallis, Mathias Reynard, tief betroffen. Dass nach einer Silvesterparty mindestens 40 Personen bei einem Feuer in einem Lokal ums Leben kamen – bis zu 100 weitere Personen sollen noch ums Überleben kämpfen –, macht viele Menschen weit über die Landesgrenzen hinaus fassungslos.
Nachgefragt
Nach neuerlichem Brand in Grazer Bar: Sind Sprühkerzen in einem Lokal überhaupt erlaubt?
Neben der Feuerkatastrophe in der Schweiz macht viele auch der neuerliche Brand in einer Grazer Bar zu Silvester betroffen. Und alle fragen sich: Sind Sprühkerzen im Inneren eines Lokals eigentlich erlaubt?
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![A grab of a video obtained from the X account of @Tyroneking36852 shows a fire in a bar in Crans-Montana, a ski resort in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, early on January 1, 2026. The footage was filmed by a tourist from New York who told AFP that he saw people running and screaming from the party venue. Several dozen people are presumed dead and around 100 injured after a fire ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, Swiss police said on January 1, 2026. Police, firefighters and rescuers rushed to the popular resort, which is set to host the Ski World Cup from January 30, after the fire broke out in the early hours of New Year's Day. (Photo by @Tyroneking36852 / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT « AFP PHOTO / X / @Tyroneking36852» - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS [- NO ARCHIVE ]](https://img.kleinezeitung.at/public/incoming/djpj81-SWITZERLAND-ACCIDENT-FIRE/alternates/WEBP_SQUARE_90/SWITZERLAND-ACCIDENT-FIRE "A grab of a video obtained from the X account of @Tyroneking36852 shows a fire in a bar in Crans-Montana, a ski resort in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, early on January 1, 2026. The footage was filmed by a tourist from New York who told AFP that he saw people running and screaming from the party venue. Several dozen people are presumed dead and around 100 injured after a fire ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, Swiss police said on January 1, 2026. Police, firefighters and rescuers rushed to the popular resort, which is set to host the Ski World Cup from January 30, after the fire broke out in the early hours of New Year's Day. (Photo by @Tyroneking36852 / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT « AFP PHOTO / X / @Tyroneking36852» - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS [- NO ARCHIVE ]")
