As Switzerland mourns the victims of the deadly bar fire, families are now sharing the most painful detail of all: the final text messages sent by loved ones in the moments before the flames spread.
According to relatives, the messages were terrifyingly short — just three or four words, sent in panic as smoke filled the building.
“I can’t breathe.”
“Fire everywhere.”
“Tell Mom I—”
Many messages ended abruptly, suggesting the senders had no time left.
Sent in Seconds, Remembered Forever
Families say the timestamps show the messages were sent within minutes of each other, as the situation inside the bar rapidly deteriorated.
“It was the last thing he ever wrote,” one family member said through tears.
“Those words will stay with us forever.”
Emergency responders later confirmed that conditions inside the venue became unlivable extremely quickly, leaving many patrons trapped.
Shock Over the Fire’s True Cause
Initial speculation pointed to a common electrical fault or accidental ignition. However, investigators have since announced that the cause of the fire was far more unexpected than early assumptions suggested.
Authorities now say the blaze was not caused by a typical wiring failure, and evidence recovered at the scene has forced them to reconstruct the entire timeline of how the fire began and spread.
While officials have not yet released full technical details, they confirmed that:
the ignition source was unusual for a venue of this type
the fire spread faster than safety models predicted
and critical safety assumptions were proven wrong
Why the Fire Became Deadly So Fast
Fire experts involved in the investigation say several factors combined to turn the incident fatal:
rapid smoke propagation
toxic fumes overwhelming victims before flames reached them
and interior conditions that limited visibility and escape
“People didn’t die because they didn’t try to escape,” one expert said.
“They died because the environment became unsurvivable in moments.”
Families Demand Answers
As investigators continue their work, grieving families are calling for accountability — not just for how the fire started, but why the danger escalated so quickly.
“If the cause had been understood sooner,” a relative said,
“maybe those last messages wouldn’t exist.”
A Tragedy Reduced to a Few Words
Across Switzerland, the nation is grappling with the same haunting reality:
entire lives reduced to three or four desperate words, sent in fear, now preserved forever on phone screens.
The investigation is ongoing, and authorities say further findings will be released once verified.
