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‎Around 40 people have died and a further 115 severely injured after a fire ripped through a bar in a ski resort in southern Switzerland.
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‎The fire broke out at during new year celebrations in a bar called Le Constellation in Crans-Montana on Thursday.
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‎Officials investigating the incident have not confirmed any cause, but categorically ruled out an attack.
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‎Regional police commander Frédéric Gisler said the priority in the coming days was to identify those who had died so that their bodies could be returned to their families.
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‎Thirteen helicopters, 42 ambulances and 150 emergency responders were sent overnight to the scene of the fire in the Valais region, which is popular with tourists.
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‎Most of the injured experienced severe burns and 60 of them were sent to Sion hospital in Valais, with people from multiple countries affected.
Edited by Favour Owonibi.