Switzerland New Year’s Day fire: Nigeria mourns victims

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The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed deep sorrow over a tragic fire outbreak at a ski resort in Switzerland on New Year’s Day, which reportedly claimed dozens of lives and left several others injured.

In a condolence message conveyed in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, in Abuja on Friday, the statement noted that Nigeria received the news of the incident with profound sadness.

Reports indicated that the fire broke out in the early hours of January 1 at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, one of Switzerland’s most exclusive ski destinations, at a time when the resort was busy with New Year celebrations.

Emergency services were said to have responded swiftly to the incident, while injured victims were taken to nearby medical facilities for treatment. Punch