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Mourners gathered in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, for a church service on Sunday (Jan 4) to remember the victims of a New Year’s Eve bar fire that killed at least 40 people.

Police confirmed that teenagers as young as 14 were among the dead, with 24 victims identified so far.

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00:00Mourners packed a church in the Swiss ski resort of Kranz, Montana on Sunday for a mass
00:14honoring the victims of a deadly bar fire during New Year's Eve celebrations that killed
00:18at least 40 people.
00:20Jean-Marie Lovie, the bishop of the nearby town of Sion, said the town had become the
00:25focus of global attention and urged compassion for the families of those killed and injured.
00:32Police confirmed that teenagers as young as 14 and 15 were among the victims.
00:36Valet police said 16 more victims were identified on Sunday, bringing the total identified to 24.
00:43The newly identified include 10 Swiss nationals, 2 Italians, 1 Italian Emirati, 1 Romanian,
00:511 French national, and 1 person from Turkey.
00:55No names were released.
00:57Authorities are continuing efforts to identify the remaining victims of the blaze at the Le
01:01Constellation bar.
01:03Some 119 people were injured, many with severe burns, and were transferred to specialized burn
01:09units across Europe.
01:11Police said work to identify both the dead and injured is ongoing.
01:15Valet Regional Chief Prosecutor Beatrice Pilloud said the fire likely started when fountain
01:21candle sparklers were held too close to the ceiling inside the bar.
01:25She added that two people who ran the venue are under criminal investigation for suspected
01:30involuntary homicide, involuntary bodily injury, and involuntary arson.
01:45So, you'll take a look at that because of the Frau, who has been able to witness with her
01:53sexual assault.
01:54If they look at those two people say they're gonna wear into the bar.
01:55They're going to be able to wear that.
01:56They will be able to wear that.
01:57Maybe they're going to be able to wear that.
01:58Some white where the woman also has been able to wear the veil.
02:01When they're not wearing masks.
02:02They go to the miljard.
02:04They go to the beauty ofamas, where they go to the field.
02:07That's a very cool thing.
02:09They'll take it away they're going to be able to wear that.
02:12They're going to wear it.

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