Teenagers as young as 14 and 15 were among the victims of the deadly fire at a ski resort bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, police said Sunday, raising questions about whether sufficient age checks were in place.
Police in Valais canton, where the fatal blaze occurred at a bar packed with young people ringing in the New Year, said 16 more victims had been identified and their bodies returned to their families.
All 40 people killed in a New Year’s blaze at the bar, that injured more than 100 others, have been identified, including 20 minors, Wallis canton police said Sunday.
France’s foreign ministry said Swiss authorities confirmed eight French nationals were among the dead. One…