Jan. 5 (UPI) -- All 40 victims of a Swiss bar fire that erupted New Year's Eve have been identified, according to police, who continue to investigate the deadly blaze.

Among those killed by the blaze at Le Constellation is 16-year-old Swiss national Arthur Brodard, his mother confirms.

ZURICH: All 40 people who died in the New Year's Eve bar fire in Switzerland have been identified, police said on Sunday (Jan 4), with teenagers making up more than half of the death toll.The final 16 victims hav

ZURICH: All 40 people who died in the New Year's Eve bar fire in Switzerland have been identified, police said on Sunday (Jan 4), with teenagers making up more than half of the death toll.The final 16 victims hav

Swiss police confirm identification of all 40 victims from the Constellation bar fire in Crans-Montana.

Among those killed by the blaze at Le Constellation is 16-year-old Swiss national Arthur Brodard, his mother confirms.

Among those killed by the blaze at Le Constellation is 16-year-old Swiss national Arthur Brodard, his mother confirms.

Among those killed by the blaze at Le Constellation is 16-year-old Swiss national Arthur Brodard, his mother confirms.

All 40 people who died in the New Year's Eve bar fire in Switzerland have been identified, police said on Sunday, with teenagers making ‌up more than half of the death toll. The final 16 victims have now been identified, Valais Police said, following the blaze at the mountain resort…

A criminal investigation has been launched into the fire, with families now facing an agonising wait to identify missing loved ones.

Forty people were killed in the inferno in the ski village of Crans-Montana when a fire broke out at Le Constellation bar during New Years celebrations, minutes after the clock struck 12.

Authorities investigating a New Year's blaze at a bar in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana have identified 24 of the 40 people killed, including 11 minors and six foreign nationals, police said, as its owners were probed for negligent manslaughter.

Authorities investigating a New Year's blaze at a bar in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana have identified all of the 40 people killed, police said, as its owners were probed for negligent manslaughter.

The victims are the first to be identified by police following the New Year's Eve blaze inside the Le Constellation bar, located in the Alpine town of Crans-Montana, in the Valais canton.

The first victim of a fire that tore through a bar in Crans-Montana has been identified as a young Italian golfer. But officials have said the process of identifying the victims will take time, as families await answers.