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Swiss authorities say they believe a fire at a ski resort bar was "caused by sparkles attached to champagne bottles that came too close to the ceiling"

But Valais attorney general Beatrice Pilloud says "several hypotheses" are still being investigated to confirm how the blaze - which killed 40 people and injured 119 others - began.

So far, 113 of those injured have been formally identified and police say formal identification for those killed is continuing.

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Around 40 people are known to have been killed and 115 injured in the fire that tore through a packed Swiss bar filled with New Year revellers. The blaze began at around 0130 local time at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, high in the Alps in south-west Switzerland. The region is a tourist and skiing destination popular with visitors from across the Europe and beyond.

60 survivors are being treated at hospital in the nearby town of Sion. Others have been transferred to hospitals in other Swiss cities. A doctor at Geneva University Hospitals said patients are suffering from severe, third degree burns and the effects of breathing in smoke. He said many of the patients were "very young... between 15 and 25 years old". A significant number of those injured are in a critical condition

Some witnesses have said that birthday candles or flares carried on top of champagne bottle set fire to the ceiling, starting the blaze. Videos show fire spreading quickly across the bar’s dimly-lit ceiling. However the Swiss Attorney General Beatrice Pilloud said the cause of the blaze was not yet confirmed. She said teams were working to establish answers as quickly as possible. The authorities have ruled out a deliberate attack.

Neighbouring countries Italy and France - as well as the European Union - are providing medical support including the use of hospital burns units. The French foreign ministry has said eight of its citizens remain missing following the fire. Three Italian citizens have been transferred to hospital in Milan while two others in critical condition are being treated in Switzerland.

Survivors have been describing desperate scenes as people trapped inside the building tried to escape the inferno. One man described how he managed to break a window and escape with much of his clothing burned away.

The Swiss President Guy Parmelin said the fire was “one of the worst tragedies that our country has experienced”.

Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Rainsford and Silvia Costeloe.

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Around 40 people have died and a further 115 people are injured - some "severely" - after a fire ripped through a bar in a ski resort in southern Switzerland, police have said.

The fire broke out at around 01:30 (00:30 GMT) during new year celebrations in a bar called Le Constellation in Crans-Montana.

Officials investigating the incident have not mentioned any cause, but categorically ruled out an attack.

People from multiple countries have been affected. Regional police commander Frédéric Gisler has said the priority in the coming days was to identify those who have died "so that their bodies can be returned rapidly" to their families.

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Several dozen people are presumed to have died and more than 100 injured following a fire in a ski resort in southern Switzerland, officials have said.

Police said several nationalities were likely involved in the New Year's Day fire, which happened at 01:30 local time (00:30 GMT) in a bar called Le Constellation in the resort of Crans-Montana.

Ten helicopters, 40 ambulances and 150 emergency workers were sent to the scene.

Work is ongoing to identify the victims and return bodies to families as quickly as possible, the region's chief-prosecutor Beatrice Pilloud said.

It is being treated as a fire and there is "no question" of an attack, the region's chief prosecutor said.

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"Several dozens" of people are presumed to have died in a fire in a bar at a Swiss ski resort, authorities have said.

Around 100 injured are injured, with "several nationalities" involved.

The fire began at around 01:30 (00:30 GMT) in a bar called Le Constellation, police said.

The cause is not known, although police initially said there had been an explosion.

The local prosecutor says there is "no question" of an attack.

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"Several" people have been killed by a fire in a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.

The fire started at about 01:30 (00:30 GMT) in a bar called Le Constellation, police said.

The cause is not known, although police initially said there had been an explosion. Local reports said there may have been pyrotechnics involved - but that is unconfirmed.

Emergency services are at the site and details are still emerging.

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