Many of those injured in the deadly fire that engulfed a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations are fighting for their lives, as officials started investigating the tragedy.
The official death toll remains at 40, but 119 others were injured in the blaze, which Swiss President Guy Parmelin has described as “one of the worst tragedies that our country has ever known.”
There were about 160 people in the bar, Le Constellation, when the fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday.
No details were given about the dead,