Authorities responded inside minutes of a hearth being reported at a bar in Crans-Montana, Valais Cantonal Police Commander Frédéric Gisler stated at a press convention on Thursday.
Smoke was first observed popping out of Le Constellation bar in the middle of the Swiss ski resort at 1:30 a.m., Gisler stated.
A couple of seconds later, a witness contacted the emergency name middle to report the hearth.
A crimson alert was instantly despatched to mobilize the hearth service, Gisler stated.
The first officers from the Crans-Montana intercommunal police and the gendarmerie arrived on the scene at 1:32 a.m. and have been quickly supported by a “significant” response from different emergency authorities.
“Their initial assignment was obviously to take care of the victims, to provide them emergency help,” Gisler stated.
The firefighters “quickly” put out the hearth, he stated.
“Following that, the initial investigations were able to start,” he stated.
Reception facilities have been opened to offer care to the victims of the blaze and a helpline was arrange at 4:14 a.m. to offer info and assist to the affected households.
All of the injured individuals had obtained care by shortly after 5 a.m., “thanks to this widescale mobilization,” Gisler stated.