Fire victims couldn't escape due to blocked exit

CCTV images from inside the Constellation fire (c) Kapo VS

New CCTV analysis has revealed further critical and tragic details in the New Year’s Eve fire at the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana that killed 41 people.

Police say some customers in the basement delayed their escape to retrieve jackets from a back room, losing vital seconds. 

Footage also shows people twice passed a nearby emergency exit because it  was blocked. 

Within moments, dense smoke filled the basement, before a flashover engulfed the space. 

Most victims were trapped below or on the crowded staircase as they tried to escape.

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