New Year Fire Kills Dozens at Swiss Ski Resort Bar

Guy Parmelin declared five days of national mourning after a devastating fire at the Le Constellation lounge killed at least 47 people.Investigators are focusing on safety violations and the use of banned pyrotechnics after sparklers on champagne bottles ignited the wooden ceiling.Survivors like Axel Clavier described total panic as hundreds of teenagers attempted to escape through a single narrow exit during the New Year's Day tragedy.