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‘Fountain candles’ appear to have started Crans-Montana fire, says prosecutor
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleInitial investigations suggest the fire that tore through a Swiss ski resort bar started when “fountain candles” attached to champagne bottles were carried aloft too close to the ceiling, the local prosecutor says.
“Everything suggests that the fire started from the burning candles or ‘Bengal lights’ that had been attached to champagne bottles. These went too close to the ceiling. From there, a rapid, very rapid and widespread conflagration ensued,” prosecutor Beatrice Pilloud tells a news conference.
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