CRANS-MONTANA (Jan 2): Dozens were killed and over 100 injured when a fire ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana early Thursday as young revellers rang in the New Year. Horrified bystanders described “panic” as people tried to break the windows of the bar to escape, and others,Read More

Several dozen people are presumed dead and roughly 100 more injured after a fire ripped through a bar during New Year's Eve celebrations in a luxury resort town in southern Switzerland, police said Thursday. The cause of the fire remains unknown, but Swiss authorities have said the incident is not being treated as an attack of any kind. France24 correspondent John Zarocostas reports.

Several dozen people are presumed dead and roughly 100 more injured after a fire ripped through a bar during New Year's Eve celebrations in a luxury resort town in southern Switzerland, police said Thursday. The cause of the fire remains unknown, but Swiss authorities have said the incident is not being treated as an attack of any kind. France24 correspondent John Zarocostas reports the latest.

At least 40 people died and over 100 others were injured, police say, after a fire tore through a bar during New Year's celebrations. Switzerland's president has said most of the victims were young.

The authorities said that they were mobilising resources as quickly as possible to identify the victims.

The authorities said that they were mobilising resources as quickly as possible to identify the victims.