BBC Audio | Newshour | Around 40 people killed and 115 injured in New Year fire at Swiss bar

The President of Switzerland says the fire at a ski resort early on New Year's Day which killed around 40 people is one of his country's worst tragedies. Witnesses at the bar in the ski resort of Crans Montana say the entire ceiling was ablaze within seconds.

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(Photo: Officials say around 40 people were killed and 115 injured in the fire. Credit: Getty Images)

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