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‘[A] waitress had put birthday candles on top of champagne bottles, which were then held up to the ceiling. “In a matter of seconds, the entire ceiling was ablaze. Everything was made of wood.”’

This apparently is how the Swiss nightclub fire started.

Margaret Soltan, January 1, 2026 7:12PM
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