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All 116 people injured in a bar fire at a Swiss ski resort have now been identified, officials have said.<\/p>\n
Forty people were killed when a fire tore through a busy venue in Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve, with victims’ age ranging from 14 to 39 years old.<\/p>\n
While the dead had all previously been identified<\/a>, work had been ongoing to establish who the injured are, some of whom remain in a critical condition. <\/p>\n Swiss police confirmed on Monday that 83 people remained in hospital, with the injured including at least 12 nationalities.<\/p>\n Most of the injured suffered severe burns, which in some cases meant they could not be identified, police have said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Investigators said 119 people had been injured but that number has been revised down in the latest update. <\/p>\n A criminal investigation has been launched into the French couple<\/a> who managed the Le Constellation bar – a venue known to be popular with a younger crowd in the ski resort town, where the drinking age is 16.<\/p>\n Sparklers on bottles being carried too close to the ceiling were the likely cause of the fire, a preliminary investigation has found.<\/p>\n Beatrice Pilloud, Valais canton lead prosecutor, said in a statement that investigators were looking into whether the acoustic foam on the venue’s ceiling was “the cause of the problem”, as well as “whether it complies with regulations”.<\/p>\n Details have begun to emerge about some of those who lost their lives in the tragedy. <\/p>\n