Swiss police identify all 116 people injured in deadly New Year's bar fire

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss police said Monday they've identified all the people who were injured in the fire that tore through a New Year's celebration in a crowded bar. They put the total at 116, more than two-thirds still in hospitals.

Authorities had previously given a figure of 119 injured, on top of the 40 people killed. But police said Monday that three people admitted to hospitals on the night of the disaster in Crans-Montana had been linked in error to the blaze at the crowded Le Constellation bar.

The injured include 68 Swiss citizens, 21 French nationals, 10 Italians, four Serbs, two Poles and one person each from Australia, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Portugal and the Republic of Congo, according to a police statement. There were also four dual nationals: of France and Finland, France and Italy, Switzerland and Belgium, and Italy and the Philippines.

Police said 83 of the injured were still in hospitals. They didn't give further details or specify their ages.

The severity of burns made it difficult to identify some victims of the fire that broke out at about 1:30 a.m. on New Year's Day, requiring families to supply authorities with DNA samples.

Authorities announced on Sunday evening that they had completed the identification of the 40 people who died, the youngest of them aged 14.

On Monday, Italian authorities flew home the bodies of five victims from the airport in Sion, the regional capital.

Officials stood quietly as Swiss police pallbearers carried the coffins through a line of firefighters and soldiers to an Italian Air Force C-130 cargo plane. Mourners hugged before relatives boarded the aircraft.

Investigators have said they believe festive sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited the fire when they came too close to the ceiling.

Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the bar managers. The two are suspected of involuntary homicide, involuntary bodily harm and involuntarily causing a fire, according to the Valais region's chief prosecutor.

Police officers carry a coffin with a body of one of six Italians at the Military Airport in Sion, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, following a devastating fire left dead and injured in a bar in Crans-Montana during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Police officers carry a coffin with a body of one of six Italians at the Military Airport in Sion, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, following a devastating fire left dead and injured in a bar in Crans-Montana during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Police officers carry a coffin with a body of one of six Italians at the Military Airport in Sion, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, following a devastating fire left dead and injured in a bar in Crans-Montana during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

People gather during a memorial procession in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, after a devastating fire in Le Constellation bar left dead and injured during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Cam Spencer scored 21 points, including five in the final 1:26, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat San Antonio 106-105 on Tuesday night, offsetting 30 points by the Spurs' Victor Wembanyama in his return after a two-game absence.

Spencer's 10-foot baseline jumper with 36.5 seconds left were the final points. San Antonio's De'Aaron Fox took a 15 footer with 5 second left but was blocked by Memphis' Santi Aldama, and the Grizzlies snapped a four-game losing streak.

Jaren Jackson Jr. also had 21 points for Memphis, and Jock Landale finished with 19 points. Spencer had eight rebounds and eight assists.

Wembanyama's 30 points led the Spurs while Julian Champagnie finished with 23. Stephon Castle had 15 points before fouling out with 3:13 left. Wembanyama, who played 21 minutes, was 10 of 20 from the floor, including 3 of 6 from outside the arc.

Memphis led 101-100 with 2:44 left when Fox, who started 1 of 13 from the field, was in the midst of six straight points, taking the San Antonio lead to 104-101 with 1:39 to play. But Spencer's late burst gave Memphis the victory.

After a poor first half, Memphis opened the third on a 20-7 run to erase San Antonio's 11-point lead. Wembanyama had 12 in the period and Memphis held an 82-81 advantage into the final quarter.

The first half was rather sloppy with both teams making less than a third of their shots until late in the second frame. Memphis had 13 turnovers as the Grizzlies struggled to generate any offense.

Spurs: Return home to face the Lakers on Wednesday night.

Grizzlies: Continue a four-game homestand against Phoenix on Wednesday night.

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (8) and San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson, right, move for the ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) handles the ball against Memphis Grizzlies guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (3) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaylen Wells (0) shoots against San Antonio Spurs guard De'aaron Fox (4) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama, right, handles the ball against San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) and forward Victor Wembanyama (1) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) and Memphis Grizzlies center Christian Koloko (35) reach for the ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)