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Candles are displayed at a makeshift memorial near the site of a fire that ripped through a bar during New Year's Eve celebrations in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana killing around 40 people and injuring more than 100 others, in Crans-Montana on January 2, 2026.

Candles are displayed at a makeshift memorial near the site of a fire that ripped through a bar during New Year's Eve celebrations in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana killing around 40 people and injuring more than 100 others, in Crans-Montana on January 2, 2026. Investigators raced on January 2, 2026 to identify the victims of a fire that ripped through a bar in the Swiss Alps town of Crans-Montana, turning a New Year's celebration into one of the country's worst tragedies. Frederic Gisler, police commander in the Wallis canton in southwestern Switzerland, told reporters that authorities had counted "around 40 people who have died and around 115 injured, most of them seriously". (Photo by MAXIME SCHMID / AFP)

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<p>CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland -- Swiss police announced Monday they had now identified all 116 people wounded in the devastating New Year bar blaze in Crans-Montana, with three-quarters of them still in hospital.</p><p>Four days on from the blaze that swept through Le Constellation bar in the Alpine ski resort town, everyone killed and injured has now been identified.</p><p>A total of 40 people were killed in the tragedy, all of whom had been identified by Sunday. The average age of those killed was 19.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/1/4/swiss-identify-24-victims-of-new-year-fire-at-ski-resort-2204">READ: Swiss identify 24 victims of New Year fire at ski resort</a></div><p>&quot;All 116 injured people have been identified. Eighty-three of them are still hospitalized,&quot; the Wallis cantonal police in southwest Switzerland said in a statement.</p><p>The total number of people injured in the disaster was revised downwards, with police having warned in the days following the tragedy that the tolls were likely to change.</p><p>&quot;Initially, we reported 119 injured. In reality, three injured people admitted to the emergency room that night were mistakenly attributed to the event,&quot; the statement said.</p><p>Among those injured were 68 Swiss, 21 French, 10 Italians, four Serbs and two Poles, police said.</p><p>Nationals from Belgium, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Australia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Republic of Congo and Luxembourg were also among those hurt in the tragedy.</p><p>And there were four injured people with dual nationality, given as French-Finnish, Swiss-Belgian, French-Italian, and Philippine-Italian.</p><p>The Wallis police said no further information would be given on the identities of those injured, &quot;out of respect for the families&quot;.</p><p>The most severely burned casualties have been airlifted to specialist burns centers in Switzerland and abroad.</p><p>The Swiss government said Sunday that 35 patients had been transferred to specialist clinics in neighboring Germany, France and Italy, plus Belgium.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>PINOY TEENAGER IN BURN UNIT</strong></div><p>Kean Kaizer Talingdan, the Filipino teenager who was caught in the fire, remains in critical condition after being transferred to the Burn Unit of Niguarda Hospital in Milan.</p><p>According to the latest medical information from Niguarda Hospital, Kean is among the patients currently under close observation in the intensive care unit due to the severity of his injuries.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/1/5/pinoy-teen-caught-in-switzerland-fire-remains-on-life-support-0822">READ: Pinoy teen caught in Switzerland fire remains on life support</a></div><p>His condition remains serious and he is not yet considered out of danger. This was confirmed by his mother, Kristal Talingdan, who said her son continues to be closely monitored by doctors.</p><p>Talingdan said doctors remain cautious and have not issued a definite prognosis at this time.</p><p>Medical staff said the coming days will be critical in assessing Kean’s condition, particularly in preventing complications that could affect his breathing and overall health.</p>

<p>Swiss police announced Monday they had now identified all 116 people wounded in the devastating New Year bar blaze in Crans-Montana, with three-quarters of them still in hospital.</p>

Swiss police announced Monday they had now identified all 116 people wounded in the devastating New Year bar blaze in Crans-Montana, with three-quarters of them still in hospital.

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Everyone injured in Swiss fire disaster now identified; Pinoy teen still in critical condition

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Published Jan 06, 2026 12:40 AM PHT

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