Fire at Bar in Austria Kills 1 and Injures 21 New Year’s Party Revelers

Firemen are seen in front of a restaurant in Graz, Austria, on Jan. 1, 2024, after a fatal fire broke out on New Year's Eve. Erwin Scheriau/APA/AFP via Getty Images

BERLIN—One person died and 21 people were severely injured when fire broke out at a bar in the southeastern Austrian city of Graz in the early hours of the New Year.

Austrian police said that the fire broke out around 4 a.m. at a bar in the city center where people were attending a New Year’s party.