• Families still seeking loved ones: Three days after the incident, some people remain unaccounted for. Relatives of some of the missing said they haven’t heard from their loved ones. Authorities have said it could “take several days” to identify those killed.
• Likely cause identified: Sparklers on champagne bottles that came too close to the ceiling were the likely cause of the fire, say officials. The presence of acoustic tiles, which can be seen on the ceiling in photos, may have contributed to the spread of the fire, according to an independent fire consultant.
• Owners interviewed: The two French owners of the bar have been interviewed by police. Investigators are examining whether the bar complied with fire regulations and looking at access to fire escapes and fire extinguishers as well as the number of people present at the bar
A New Year’s celebration at a bar in Switzerland’s luxury ski resort of Crans-Montana ended in tragedy as a fire broke out, killing at least 40 people.
Here is the sequence of events leading up to the incident:
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