Swiss fire families face agonising wait
Newshour
BBC
4.2 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
As new images emerge of the fire at "Le Constellation" bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, the families of those still missing face an agonising wait for news: we have the latest from the investigation.
Also in the programme: President Trump says he's ready to step in to defend the anti-government protesters in Iran; we hear from a protester. Plus life at a hundred – we speak to one woman, still laughing - and still performing – at 100 years old.
(IMAGE: People pay their respects to the victims with flowers near the area where fire broke out at the 'Le Constellation' bar leaving people dead and injured, during New Year's celebration, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, 02 January 2026 / CREDIT: Jean-Christophe Botte/EPA/Shutterstock)
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:09.3 | Hello and welcome to NewsA for the BBC World Service. |
| 0:12.8 | We're coming to you live from London. |
| 0:14.5 | I'm James Menendez. |
| 0:15.9 | And coming up later, after nearly a week of anti-government demonstrations in Iran, |
| 0:20.5 | President Trump says he's ready to step in to defend the protesters. |
| 0:25.2 | We've managed to speak to one of them. |
| 0:27.5 | This thing that Mr. Trump has said, it was perfect. |
| 0:31.4 | When Mr. Trump says something, they shake to the bones, they go underground. |
| 0:36.0 | They know if anything happens, they would have to take consequences. |
| 0:42.2 | More on what's happening in Iran in half an hour. But we are going to start once again in Switzerland. |
| 0:48.0 | And the desperate wait for news of those still missing following the fire at a bar in the ski resort of Cran Montana. |
| 0:54.7 | At least 40 people are thought to have died in the blaze, |
| 0:57.1 | which broke out during a party to celebrate the new year. |
| 1:00.6 | And two new photos have emerged showing the moment that happened. |
| 1:03.7 | In one of them, you can see lit sparklers or fireworks attached to bottles |
| 1:07.7 | been carried close to the ceiling of the bar. |
| 1:10.1 | In the other, you can see that catching light and smoke starting to spread. |
| 1:15.3 | One among those missing is Leticia Broda's son, Arthur. |
| 1:18.9 | This is what she told reporters a couple of hours ago. |
| 1:25.1 | I must find my son. |
| 1:27.3 | And today, I must go through this kind of thing to find him. |
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