(260103) -- MILAN, Jan. 3, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Guido Bertolaso, Lombardy's welfare councillor, speaks during a press conference at Niguarda Hospital, where several injured Italians from the Swiss bar fire are being treated, in Milan, Italy, Jan. 2, 2026. Around 40 people are believed to have died in a bar fire breaking out in southwestern Switzerland, with the number of injured rising to 119, police said at a news conference on Friday afternoon.
According to the Italian authorities, 13 Italian nationals have been admitted to hospitals, and six others are still missing. (Xinhua)
