# Swiss Nightclub Fire Follows a Familiar and Tragic Script

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Podcast: [The NFPA Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nfpa-podcast-1063918)
Published: 2026-01-27T18:31:00+00:00
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## Resource

In the early hours of New Year's Day, a blaze erupted at Le Constellation, a popular bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, killing 40 young people and injuring more than 100 others. Authorities believe the fire started when embers from sparklers ignited foam soundproofing material on the ceiling. It is latest in a long line of eerily similar deadly fires in nightclubs involving pyrotechnics. Why do we keep repeating the same mistakes? Today on the podcast, you will hear a powerful conversation with two survivors of The Station nightclub fire, one of the deadliest nightclub fires in U.S. history. They talk with two prominent fire safety and burn advocates about their emotional reaction to Le Constellation, and what it was like to live through and recover from a similar tragedy. Then, the group discusses why these lessons are so hard to learn, and what we can all collectively do to help stop these fires from happening. This conversation first aired on Girls with Grafts , a burn survivor's podcast published by the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors. LINKS Learn more about the NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem Get involved with NFPA's 'Safety Doesn't Happen by Chance' campaign Learn more about the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors Listen to more episodes of Girls with Grafts

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