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All 40 deceased victims of Swiss bar fire identified

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All 40 victims of a Swiss bar fire that erupted New Year's Eve have been identified, according to police, who continue to investigate the deadly blaze.

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  1. At least 40 killed, more than 100 injured in New Year’s fire at Swiss bar

    Headline from BNO News ·

  2. Newest

    All 40 deceased victims of Swiss bar fire identified

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  1. ABC 30 Fresno

    'Several' dozen dead in fire at bar in Switzerland on New Year's Day, police say (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    A fire of "undetermined origin" broke out at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana at about 1:40 a.m. local time, the Cantonal Police of Valais...

  2. CNN

    Live updates: Agonizing wait as Swiss officials rush to identify ski resort fire victims (opens CNN)

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    About 40 people were killed and around 115 others injured in a fire at a New Year’s party in a Swiss ski resort bar, according to police. Follow for live updates.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Swiss officials face painful task of identifying victims of deadly bar fire (opens Al Jazeera)

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

  4. Fox News

    Officials race to identify mostly young victims of deadly Swiss Alps bar fire (opens Fox News)

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    New Year's Eve bar fire at Crans-Montana Swiss ski resort kills around 40 people, mostly teenagers. Authorities use dental records to identify victims.

  5. New York Post

    Swiss face painful task of identifying victims of New Year’s bar fire that left 47 people dead (opens New York Post)

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    Swiss officials said it could take days before they name all the victims of the fire that also injured well over 100 people, many of them seriously.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Swiss bar fire: Officials begin identifying victims – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Swiss officials say identifying the burned bodies of those killed in a fire in a bar in Crans-Montana could take days, as families anxiously await news of their loved ones. Follow the latest.

  7. The Guardian

    Swiss investigators race to identify victims after 40 killed in resort bar fire | First Thing (opens The Guardian)

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    Blaze that swept through crowded New Year’s Eve bar in Crans-Montana also injured 115 people. Plus, the politicians and advocates making climate policy part of the affordability agenda

  8. BNO News

    At least 40 killed, more than 100 injured in New Year’s fire at Swiss bar (opens BNO News)

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    A fire during New Year’s celebrations at a crowded bar in the Swiss resort town of Crans-Montana has killed about 40 people and injured more than 100 others, according to authorities. The blaze broke out shortly after midnight on Thursday at Le Constellation, located on Rue Centrale in Crans-Montana…

  9. Seattle Times

    About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year’s celebration (opens Seattle Times)

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    About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, during a New Year’s celebration in a Swiss Alpine bar, police said.

  10. WHEC Rochester

    A fire in an Swiss ski resort bar has left about 40 people dead (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    A New Year’s party at a Swiss Alpine bar turned into a tragedy after about 40 people died in a fire and another roughly 115 were injured, many in their teens to mid-20s. Authorities say the inferno broke out less than two hours after midnight Thursday.

  11. NPR

    A fire in a Swiss ski resort bar has left about 40 people dead (opens NPR)

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    A New Year's party at a Swiss Alpine bar turned into a tragedy after about 40 people died in a fire and another roughly 115 were injured, many in their teens to mid-20s.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Swiss bar fire: Officials begin task of identifying victims – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Swiss officials say identifying the burned bodies of those killed in a fire in a bar in Crans-Montana could take days, as families anxiously await news of their loved ones. Follow the latest.

  13. PBS NewsHour

    Fire at Swiss bar during New Year's celebration kills about 40 (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Around 40 people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a fire tore through a bar in the Swiss mountain ski town of Crans-Montana. The cause of the fire is still under investigation as the Swiss face a devastating scene. Lisa Desjardins reports.

  14. NPR

    Fire at Swiss resort bar kills 40 people, injures over 100 (opens NPR)

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    About 40 people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a fire ripped through a New Year's Eve party at a Swiss ski resort bar. Authorities are still investigating what caused the blaze.

  15. Digital Journal

    Swiss investigators rush to identify victims of New Year's fire (opens Digital Journal)

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    Investigators raced on Friday to identify the victims of a fire that ripped through a bar in the Swiss Alps town of Crans-Montana, turning a New Year's

  16. KENS 5 San Antonio

    Six people injured in the fatal fire at a Swiss bar remain unidentified. It's an unbearable wait (opens KENS 5 San Antonio)

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    A fire at a bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, has left families desperate for news about missing loved ones. The early Thursday blaze killed 40 people and...

  17. People

    First Victims Identified in Deadly New Year’s Fire at Ski Resort Bar That Killed at Least 40 (opens People)

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    Authorities in Switzerland announced they have identified the bodies of four victims who died in the fire at the Le Constellation bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana during New Year's Eve celebrations.

  18. Deutsche Welle

    Switzerland: All victims of bar fire disaster identified – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    More than half of the victims were under 18, with two as young as 14 years old. Switzerland will hold a day of mourning on Friday in memory of the victims.

  19. Al-Monitor

    Numerous teenagers among the dead in Swiss bar blaze, police say (opens Al-Monitor)

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    ZURICH, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Teenagers as young as 14 and 15 years old were among those who died in the bar fire on New Year's Eve that killed 40 people in Switzerland, police said on Sunday.Police in Valais said they had identified 16 more of those who died in the blaze in Crans-Montana, one of the wo…

  20. Al Jazeera

    Swiss police identify 16 more bodies after deadly New Year’s Eve bar fire (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Officials are continuing efforts to identify the remaining casualties from the fire that killed 40 people.

  21. New York Post

    Numerous teenagers among the dead identified in Swiss bar blaze, police say (opens New York Post)

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    Teenagers as young as 14 and 15 years old were among those who died in the bar fire on New Year's Eve that killed 40 people in Switzerland, police said on Sunday, as the Pope passed on his sympathies to the victims and their families.

  22. Al-Monitor

    Swiss police: last 16 victims of New Year's bar fire have been identified (opens Al-Monitor)

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    ZURICH, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The last 16 people who died in the New Year's Eve bar fire at the Swiss mountain resort of Crans-Montana have been identified, police said on Sunday.This means all 40 victims of the blaze, which broke out at the Constellation bar early on January 1, have now been identified…

  23. PBS NewsHour

    All 116 people injured in deadly Swiss bar fire have been identified (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Police said 83 of the injured were still in hospitals.

  24. Los Angeles Times

    Swiss police identify all 116 people injured in deadly New Year's bar fire (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The injured include 68 Swiss citizens, 21 French nationals, 10 Italians, four Serbs, two Poles and one person each from Australia, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Portugal and the Republic of Congo, according to a police statement.

  25. UPI

    All 40 deceased victims of Swiss bar fire identified (opens UPI)

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    All 40 victims of a Swiss bar fire that erupted New Year's Eve have been identified, according to police, who continue to investigate the deadly blaze.

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