A further 115 are injured, some severely, in a fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana ski resort, officials say.

The fire at a Swiss ski resort bar which has killed dozens dominates Friday's front pages

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Investigators on Friday set about the painful task of identifying the burned bodies of a blaze that engulfed a crowded bar and killed around 40 people at a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana

One young man told the BBC he went into the bar to look for his little brother, who he thought was inside.

BBC's Silvia Costeloe says the fire happened in the beating heart of lively Crans-Montana.

The moment a Swiss bar was set ablaze appears to have been captured on video.

The Crans-Montana resort's crowded Le Constellation bar morphed from a scene of revelry into the site of what Switzerland's president said was one of the country's worst tragedies.

ROME, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Swiss police believe around 40 people died and 100 were injured in a fire during a New Year's Eve party in the resort town of Crans-Montana, the Italian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday

The BBC's Silvia Costeloe says the bar where the fire broke out has been around for at least 40 years, and is considered an institution in the area.

ZURICH, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Swiss police said on Thursday that several people had died and others were injured due to a fire of unknown causes at a bar called "Le Constellation" in the ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland

LENS, Switzerland Jan 1 (Reuters) - Dozens of people are feared to have been killed and around 100 injured after an explosion tore through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Swiss police said on Thursday

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The Swiss singer sees a "clear conflict" between Israel's participation in the event and Eurovision's values.

Shops, restaurants and even the local council in Lugano now accept the cryptocurrency.

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