Officials race to identify mostly young victims of deadly Swiss Alps bar fire

Swiss authorities on Friday began the grim task of identifying the mostly young victims of a deadly New Year’s Eve bar fire that killed around 40 people and injured more than 100 at a ski resort in Crans-Montana.

Italian authorities said the death toll could be as high as 47, Reuters reported, citing information provided by Swiss officials. Several Italian nationals were reportedly among the dead, injured or still missing.

The fire tore through the Le Constellation bar in the Alpine resort town in the early hours Thursday...