The search for relatives caught up in the Swiss bar fire on New Year's Eve is continuing after around 40 people were killed and 115 injured

Sparklers on champagne bottles that came too close to the ceiling likely caused the Swiss ski resort bar fire that killed at least 40 people during a New Year’s party, officials said today.

The blaze ripped through Le Constellation in Crans-Montana, killing dozens and injuring more than a hundred, many of them young people celebrating the start of the year.