The fire that ripped through a bar in the Swiss Alps town of Crans-Montana, turning a New Year's celebration into one of the country's worst tragedies, was likely started by sparklers carried in champagne bottles, officials said on Friday afternoon.
Mathias Reynard, president of the Valais region, confirmed the death toll of the blaze at Le Constellation at the press conference on Friday afternoon, stating that 40 people were killed.
