Swiss Police have confirmed around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a popular Swiss ski resort during New Year celebrations. The blast occurred at around 1.30am on Thursday at Le Constellation, a bar popular with tourists in the luxury ski resort of Crans-Montana in the Valais region, southwestern Switzerland. Revellers were gathered at the venue to ring in the new year when the explosion struck. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday afternoon, the commander of the