A deadly fire that swept through a bar in Switzerland on New Year’s Eve was likely caused by sparklers lit during the celebration, according to officials.

In the aftermath of a fire inside a Swiss Alpine bar that killed 40 people celebrating the new year, survivors, friends and family members, the region’s top authorities and even Pope Leo have spoken to the public in remarks in French,

About 40 people are believed to be dead and about 100 injured after a fire broke out at a New Year's Eve celebration at a bar in Switzerland.

At least 40 people are dead after fire engulfed a bar in Switzerland overnight. More than one hundred others were injured. After the flames ripped through a crowded New Year’s Eve celebration. This happened in a popular resort town in the Swiss Alps.

Swiss investigators say they believe sparklers on Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceiling of a bar crowded with New Year’s Eve

All 40 people who died in the fire at the Constellation bar near the Crans-Montana resort in southern Switzerland have been identified and ranged in age from 14 to 39, police in the Swiss canton of Valais said Sunday.

Investigators said that the deadly fire that tore through a popular bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana early on New Year's Day was caused by sparklers on Champagne bottles, which ignited the bar's ceiling.