CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland: Families endured an agonizing wait for news of their loved ones Friday as Swiss investigators rushed to identify victims of a ski resort fire at a New Year’s celebration that killed at least 40 people. Authorities began moving bodies from the burned-out bar in the luxury ski resort town Crans-Montana late Friday morning, with the first silver-colored hearse rolling into the funeral center in nearby Sion shortly after 11:00 am (1000 GMT), AFP journalists saw. Around 115 people were also injured in the fire, many of them critical condition.

A 'fire of undetermined origin' broke out in a bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort town of Crans Montana, police said in a statement, adding that 'a major emergency response is…

BERLIN: A fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps has left people dead and injured during New Year’s celebrations. Local media reported that police had confirmed fatalities and injuries…