Authorities identify all 40 victims of Swiss Alps bar fire

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Police identify all 40 victims of Swiss bar fire

Swiss authorities have confirmed the identification of all 40 victims of the Crans-Montana bar fire. The victims include many teenagers, with the youngest aged 14. Identification was completed several days after the incident, and families have begun mourning as investigations continue.

The remaining 16 victims of a tragic New Year’s Eve blaze at a Swiss ski resort bar were identified on Sunday. A representative of Valais police confirmed that investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the fire, which killed 40 people and injured 119 others.

Swiss investigators have identified the bodies of sixteen more of those who were killed in a bar fire on New Year's Eve in the Swiss ski resort of Crans Montana. Their announcement came the same day that a procession and church mass were held in the centre of the ski resort in order to honor the victims.

Police have identified all 40 victims who died in a New Year's Eve bar fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, including multiple teenagers. Two managers of Le Constellation bar have been placed under investigation for criminal negligence, according to prosecutors.

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