Around 40 dead in Swiss ski resort bar fire, police say

Around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a ski resort in southern Switzerland, police have said. A further 115 people are injured, many of them "severely".

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

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