Swiss authorities have confirmed that 40 people died in a fire at a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana in the heart of the Swiss Alps. The police of the canton of Valais specified that 115 people were injured, many of them in critical condition. Some of the most severe cases of victims with extensive burns will be transferred to Germany, France, and Italy, which have offered their support to the Swiss government in the face of this tragedy. All efforts are now focused on saving the lives of the most severely injured and identifying the bodies. In this regard, the general prosecutor of the canton of Valais, Beatrice Pilloud, stated that 'it is difficult to know how long the identification of the victims will take,' but assured that a large team of forensic specialists has been deployed to do everything possible to expedite this work. Efforts are aimed at 'providing an answer to the families as quickly as possible,' she emphasized. The prosecutor indicated that the main lead in the tragedy is 'a widespread fire that caused an explosion, although the initial cause of the fire has not yet been officially determined.'
