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NPR Topics: Home Page Top StoriesSwiss investigators believe sparkling candles atop wine bottles ignited fatal bar fire
Investigators say they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited the fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceiling of a bar crowded with New Year's Eve revelers. Forty people were killed and another 119 injured.
New Zealand HeraldSwiss ski resort tragedy: Police say ‘everything suggests’ sparklers in champagne bottles likely cause of fire
Police are also probing if packed Le Constellation breached fire safety rules.
"ABC News: Top Stories"Sparklers may have led to deadly New Year's Swiss resort bar fire, investigators say
Investigators probing the deadly New Year's Day fire at a Swiss resort bar are looking into the possibility that it started from some sparkling candles.