Several dead as fire ravages bar in Swiss ski resort town Crans Montana: police

As revellers rang in the new year, a "fire of undetermined origin" broke out in a bar popular with tourists, police in the Wallis canton in southwestern Switzerland, police said in a statement. "Several people lost their lives and others were injured," the statement said, describing the incident as "serious" and said "a major emergency response is underway". "A large contingent of police, firefighters, and rescue workers immediately went to the scene to assist the numerous victims," it said. ...