"At the press conference, officials are being asked about the fire standards at Le Constellation bar and lounge, where the explosion took place, amid reports some people were trapped in the building. There have also been unconfirmed reports that fireworks, or pyrotechnics, might have been a cause. The investigation is ongoing, police say, and they cannot confirm any details, but remain confident it was not a terrorist attack due to the nature of the blaze. It was not an explosive device that caused the fire."
"Officials at the press conference are asking for prudence from those in the town, reminding them not to make unnecessary demands on hospitals, which are overwhelmed. Please leave investigators to do their work, they say. Share Many victims have severe burns, officials say. The local hospitals' intensive care units are full and some patients are having to be transferred to hospitals in other cantons for urgent care. Share"
An explosion at Le Constellation bar and lounge caused several dozen deaths and around 100 injuries, with many victims suffering severe burns. Local hospitals' intensive care units are full and some patients have been transferred to hospitals in other cantons for urgent care. Several hundred people are affected and victims likely include multiple nationalities; identification of those killed and injured will take time. The investigation continues; fireworks or pyrotechnics are unconfirmed as a cause, and there is no indication that an explosive device or terrorism was involved. Authorities request prudence from residents and ask people not to make unnecessary demands on overwhelmed hospitals while investigators work.
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