New footage appears to show the moment fire broke out at a Swiss ski resort bar during New Year’s eve celebrations, leaving ‘several dozen’ feared dead. Video taken inside Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, shows flames spreading across the ceiling, apparently behind a bar area, as revellers flee the room. Hundreds had gathered to ring in the new year when the fire broke out at around 1.30am on Thursday (1 January). Speaking at a press conference, the commander of the Valais cantonal police said the incident has left “several dozen” dead and 100 or so injured, some seriously. The exact cause of the blaze is not yet known, but officials have ruled out a terror incident.

The New Year's Eve blast occurred in a bar called Le Constellation in the Swiss town of Crans Montana.

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The fire broke out at 1.30 a.m. (0030 GMT) in a bar called "Le Constellation", police said in a statement.

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Several dozen people are presumed to have died in the fire at a New Year party in the resort of Crans-Montana.

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Dozens killed and around 100 others injured in blaze that tore through a popular Alpine bar as revellers rang in the New Year

New footage appears to show the moment fire broke out at a Swiss ski resort bar during New Year’s eve celebrations, leaving ‘several dozen’ feared dead. Video taken inside Le…

About 40 people are believed to be dead and about 100 injured after a fire broke out at a New Year's Eve celebration at a bar in Switzerland.

Karine Spreng, a Crans-Montana resident, said she may know someone who was present when a fire ripped through Le Constellation bar in the Swiss ski resort on Thursday.

Axel Clavier, a 16-year-old from Paris who survived the blaze, described “total chaos” inside the bar.

The Guardian's Chris Michael reports from the scene where investigations are still ongoing

New year party at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana turned into tragedy as flames shot across the ceiling

Crowds had gathered to celebrate the new year when the bar was engulfed in flames

Blaze that swept through crowded New Year’s Eve bar in Crans-Montana also injured 115 people