The managers are suspected of committing homicide, causing bodily harm and arson by negligence.

Switzerland bar fire LIVE: Follow The Hindu's LIVE updates as a fire in bar in Swiss Alps has left several dead, injured 100 during New Year's celebrations.

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

A further 115 are injured, some severely, in a fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana ski resort, officials say.

Swiss officials face a challenging task identifying victims of a deadly bar fire that claimed around 40 lives in Crans-Montana.

Investigators warn that with some of the bodies badly burned, the identification process could take weeks.

About 40 people died in Crans-Montana bar fire, with investigators saying it could take days to identify all victims

Authorities in the Crans-Montana ski resort were beginning the complex task of identifying 40 vicitms of a New Year's blaze that tore through a bar.

While the cause of the disaster is still under investigation, videos and photos suggest the blaze spread quickly

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…

The investigation into the fire that killed 40 people will consider whether criminal prosecutions are necessary, officials said.

The investigation continues two days after a deadly fire broke out in a nightclub at the Swiss resort. The latest count puts the number of victims at 40 dead and 119 injured, most…

Suspected offences include homicide by negligence, causing bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence

Los propietarios afrontan una acusación de homicidio por negligencia. Las autoridades examinan si el local cumplía con la normativa de prevención de fuegos

The two owners of Le Constellation bar, in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana, claim that they followed all safety norms.

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland: The first bodies were identified on Saturday after the deadly blaze that killed 40 New Year revellers at a packed bar in the ski resort of…

The managers are suspected of committing homicide, causing bodily harm and arson by negligence.

Prosecutors on Saturday said the two people who ran the bar are now under investigation suspected of crimes including homicide by negligence.

The bodies of 16 more victims of a bar fire in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana have been identified by police.

Swiss investigators identify 24 victims, including minors and foreigners, from a New Year's bar fire in Crans-Montana.

Forty people were killed in the fire on New Year's Eve and 119 injured. The fatalities identified to date include 11 minors.