“Two people from Poland are among all 116 identified injured in the fire in the resort of Crans-Montana,” Swiss police reported on Monday. 40 people died in the fire. Half were under 18 years of age. The two youngest victims were fourteen years old.
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The information about two people from Poland among the injured was confirmed by the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maciej Wewiór, in an interview with PAP.
“Their families are with them; we are, of course, in contact with these families and local services, and we maintain that if there is any need or expectation of consular support, our facility is ready to provide all possible consular assistance,” he said.
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Maciej Wewiór noted that the Ministry of Diplomacy does not provide information about the health condition of injured Poles.
The cause of the tragic fire in a Swiss bar is known. Poles among the injured
Police in the canton of Valais said they had completed the identification of all 116 injured people. More than 80 people remain in hospital.
The statement announced that 68 Swiss citizens, 21 from France, 10 Italians, two people from Poland, four from Serbia and one each from Belgium, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Congo and Luxembourg were injured.
In addition, four people have dual citizenship: France and Finland, Switzerland and Belgium, France and Italy, Italy and the Philippines.
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The fire broke out in the early morning of January 1 – turning the New Year's Eve party into one of the biggest tragedies in recent years in Switzerland.
The Swiss authorities ruled out suggestions that the fire was the result of an attack, confirming that everything indicates that the fire was started accidentally.
Tragedy in a bar in Crans Montana. A silent march was organized in the city
The prosecutor general of the canton of Valais, Beatrice Pilloud, said on Friday that an investigation indicated the fire was caused by sparklers attached to champagne bottles that were held too close to the ceiling.
The Swiss prosecutor's office brought three charges against the owners of the bar, French citizens: unintentionally causing death, unintentionally causing bodily injury and unintentionally causing a fire.
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On Sunday – four days after the New Year's tragedy – thousands of people marched in silence and reflection along the main street of the famous Swiss winter resort. The silent march reached the roundabout near Le Constellation, the venue where the New Year's Eve tragedy occurred. A makeshift memorial site was created, where hundreds of candles and flowers reflected the sadness of residents and tourists.
