"Local officials said the cause of the fire is not yet known but they have ruled out any kind of attack. Experts have not yet been able to go inside the building. Two women told French broadcaster BFMTV that they were inside when they saw a barman carrying a barmaid on his shoulders. The barmaid was holding a lit candle in a bottle that set fire to the wooden ceiling. The flames quickly spread and collapsed the ceiling, they told the broadcaster."
"Another witness who spoke to BFMTV described people smashing windows to escape the blaze, some gravely injured, and panicked parents rushing to the scene in cars to see whether their children were trapped inside. The witness said he saw about 20 people scrambling to get out of the smoke and flames and likened what he saw to a horror movie as he watched from across the street. Helicopters and ambulances rushed to the scene"
At about 1.30am a fire broke out at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana. Police cannot yet be precise about fatalities while investigators identify victims and notify families. Officials ruled out an attack but the cause is unknown and experts could not enter the building. Two witnesses told BFMTV a barmaid holding a lit candle in a bottle ignited the wooden ceiling, flames spread rapidly and the ceiling collapsed. Patrons surged toward a narrow staircase and door from the basement nightclub; some smashed windows and others were gravely injured. Helicopters and ambulances responded. Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister expressed shock and said the embassy is monitoring.
Read at Irish Independent
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