Switzerland Declares Five Days of Mourning After Deadly New Year’s Eve Resort Fire That Killed 40 People.

Authorities also said around 115 people were also injured in the fire that broke out during New Year's celebrations in the municipality of Crans-Montana, authorities said.

Mourners near the Le Constellation bar where about 40 people died in a fire early on 1 January. Photograph: Maxime Schmid/AFP/Getty Images

Switzerland has announced five days of national mourning following a devastating and “unprecedented” fire that tore through a crowded New Year’s Eve bar in the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana, killing around 40 peo…