2nd LD: Around 40 killed in fire in Swiss ski resort Crans-Montana: police


By Jiao QianShi Song

GENEVA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Around 40 people died and over 110 others were injured after a fire broke out at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort in Valais Canton of southwestern Switzerland, local police said on Thursday.

Valais Canton Police Chief Frederic Gisler provided the casualty information at a second press conference held in the afternoon.

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