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40 dead, 100 injured as fireworks spark inferno at Swiss Ski Resort on New Year’s Eve

At least 40 people have been killed and 100 others injured after a massive fire tore through a crowded New Year’s Eve party at the ‘Le Constellation’ bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. The Italian Foreign Ministry, citing Swiss police reports, confirmed the death toll, noting that most survivors suffered severe burns and critical …

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Egypt Independent January 2, 2026

Nine suffocate to death in Uganda New Year’s firework crush

Reuters — At least nine people, including a 10-year-old boy, suffocated to death as crowds rushing to see a New Year’s firework display got stuck in a narrow corridor in a shopping mall near Uganda’s capital, police said. People started pushing through a passage in the Freedom City Mall just after clocks struck midnight, the …

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Egypt Independent January 2, 2023

More details emerge in frightening fireworks malfunction

Those behind a Sydney fireworks display where nine people were injured after a cracker ricocheted into the crowd say it appears a manufacturing error was to blame. SafeWork NSW is … Continued

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The New Daily December 12, 2022

Riyadh Season 2022 kicks off with fireworks, drone show

On Friday, head of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority Turki Al-Sheikh inaugurated the Riyadh Season 2022, under the slogan “Beyond Imagination”. Sheikh explained in a press conference that the new season includes 15 areas, each of which is characterized by a special entertainment feature. The most prominent area is “Boulevard World”, which represents the cultures …

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Egypt Independent October 26, 2022