The New Year's Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana left 40 dead and dozens severely injured.

Teenagers as young as 14 and 15 were among the victims of the deadly fire at a ski resort bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, police said Sunday, raising questions about whether sufficient age checks were in place.

Loved-ones of those killed and injured in the Swiss ski resort bar fire will attend a memorial mass and silent march in Crans-Montana today as police continue their work to identify victims

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A blaze at a New Year’s party in a Swiss ski resort bar has left dozens dead and about 115 injured, officials said.

The blaze killed at least 40 people at a bar in a popular ski town, officials said. Sparklers atop champagne bottles most likely started the fire, and many of the victims were teenagers.

Investigators believe a devastating fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, which killed at least 40 people and injured 119 others, was likely triggered by champagne bottle sparklers igniting the ceiling.

The dead also included older teens and young adults from Switzerland and other countries such as Italy, Romania, France and Turkey.

Transfers of patients to hospitals in Germany, Italy and France began on Thursday. France said on Friday that 11 injury victims would be hospitalized there.

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