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Police officers and rescuers stand next to a firefighters vehicle on the site of a fire that ripped through the bar Le Constellation in Crans-Montana on January 1, 2026. 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 Maxime Schmid /AFP

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Mye Mulingtapang

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176757249862517674842401681767484235594_cropped_processed_by_imagy.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Police officers and rescuers stand next to a firefighters vehicle on the site of a fire that ripped through the bar Le Constellation in Crans-Montana on January 1, 2026. 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&#x27;s Day. Photo By Maxime Schmid /AFP</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> — Filipino teen Kean Kaizer Talingdan, who sustained severe burns following a deadly fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, a ski resort town in Switzerland, remains unable to breathe on his own and is being kept alive with the support of a mechanical ventilator.</p><p>According to his mother Kristal Talingdan, Kean’s medical care is currently being handled by the Italian government.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/1/4/filipino-teen-caught-in-switzerland-fire-to-be-transferred-to-italy-for-further-treatment-2325">Filipino teen caught in Switzerland fire to be transferred to Italy for further treatment</a></div><p>Doctors are closely monitoring his condition, particularly for possible infections at the Burn Unit of Niguarda Hospital in Milan.</p><p>Kean sustained severe burns to his face, the left side of his body, chest, and leg.</p><p>Doctors have not yet removed the bandages applied during his initial treatment in Zurich, as he remains fully wrapped and stabilized.</p><p>Kristal said she feels relieved despite her son’s condition, adding that the extent of the burns is no longer her primary concern.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/1/4/filipino-teen-reported-missing-after-switzerland-fire-found-in-zurich-hospital-0755">Filipino teen caught in Switzerland fire being treated in Zurich hospital</a></div><p>“What’s important is that he is alive,” Kristal said.</p><p>She added that it is still too early to determine Kean’s recovery, noting that there are no fixed treatment guidelines at this stage.</p><p>As long as Kean does not develop a lung infection, his mother said, he has a chance to survive and eventually recover.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qi_RX7B7zf8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xiReFMaiidI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Filipino teen Kean Kaizer Talingdan, who sustained severe burns following a deadly fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, remains unable to breathe on his own and is being kept alive with the support of a mechanical ventilator.</p>

Filipino teen Kean Kaizer Talingdan, who sustained severe burns following a deadly fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, remains unable to breathe on his own and is being kept alive with the support of a mechanical ventilator.

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Pinoy teen caught in Switzerland fire remains on life support

Mye Mulingtapang,

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Published January 05, 2026 08:22 AM PHT

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Updated January 06, 2026 12:15 AM PHT

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