Omo, na wah oh! New Year wey suppose sweet don turn to nightmare for Crans-Montana as fire don burn down La Constellation bar during celebration, wey don take 40 lives and leave 115 people with serious injuries.

According to police report, the fire start around 1:30 am as pipo dey jolly jolly for the bar wey suppose make dem carry come 2026. But instead, e turn to tragedi. Swiss police don talk say many of the victims na young folks and dem dey identify dem bodies slowly due to the condition wey dem dey in.

Switzerland President Guy Parmelin don declare five days of national mourning, wey make flags dey fly half-mast everywhere you waka reach. E even cancel him usual New Year address just to respect the grieving families. Na bad news wey dey scatter our hearts as we dey hear say many families dey wait for information about their loved ones.

Witnesses don talk say the fire spread like wildfire. One survivor talk say na candle wey dey inside champagne bottle start am. E dey tell how the flames don engulf the place fast fast, turning a night wey suppose be all about joy into a moment of pure chaos. People dey rush for escape, smashing window and pushing one another. Na wah!

Nearby hospitals don full up as dem dey treat the injured victims, with some even dey send go hospital for our neighboring countries because they no fit manage all the cases. Officials don talk say dem dey expect more casualty because the condition of some patients dey critical.

This fire no be first time wey such katakata don happen for gathering like this. Just recently, we don hear stories of other deadly fires for public places around the world, making dis one even more painful for the community.

French President Emmanuel Macron don express him condolences and talk say France dey ready to support Switzerland. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani still confirm say about 16 Italian citizens dey missing, making matter worse as search go continue to find dem.

As e be now, the local authorities dey carry out investigation to know wetin really cause the fire. They don rule out say na terrorist attack, but dem don suspect say e fit don relate to some pyrotechnic mistake during the celebration.

Na so Crans-Montana, the ski resort wey dey attract tourists, don turn to a scene of mourning instead of celebration. We go dey follow dis story as e dey unfold and we go continue to dey check on the healing process for those wey dey suffer from dis tragic incident.