Families are appealing for information about children as young as 15 who are thought to have been at the bar.
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The blaze ripped through Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, in the Alps in south-west Switzerland, in the early hours of New Year's Day. Verified images show the ceiling catching alight as bottles with sparklers are held aloft.
Swiss authorities have said it could take days if not weeks to identify the victims of the fire, which killed 40 people and injured another