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Authorities said the bar where a New Year’s Eve fire killed 40 people in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, had not undergone safety inspections since 2019, pointing to negligence. Mayor Nicolas Feraud said the town was unaware…

A married couple died after being trapped in a fire at a private sauna in Tokyo, Japan, local authorities said. The blaze broke out at a sauna facility in the Akasaka area, where the victims were found unconscious and later died…

Hong Kong Police Chief Chow Yat-ming said the death toll from the November 26 fire in the 31-story Wang Fuk Court complex has climbed to 159. Authorities have identified 140 victims, aged between 1 and 97, while 30 people remain missing.…

The death toll from the November 26 fire at the 31-story Wang Fuk Court skyscraper in Hong Kong has climbed to 151. Police Chief Tsang Shuk-yin said 40 people remain missing and 13 suspects have been detained for “manslaughter,” noting some…

The death toll from the fire at a 31-story tower in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district has climbed to 83, authorities said. Seventy-nine victims died at the scene and four later in hospital. Police have arrested three members of Prestige…