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The Guardian - UK
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Deborah Cole and agencies

Last 16 victims of Crans-Montana fire identified, police say

People gather around the makeshift memorial
People gather around the makeshift memorial near Le Constellation bar. Photograph: Jean-Christophe Bott/AP

Investigators have identified the last 16 people who died in the New Year’s Eve bar fire at the Swiss mountain resort of Crans-Montana, police said on Sunday.

Officers in Valais canton said they had managed to identify the last of the 40 bodies from the blaze, one of the worst disasters in recent Swiss history, with forensic work particularly slow-going due to the horrific burns sustained by most of the victims.

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