About 40 people were killed and around 119 others injured in a fire at a New Year’s party in a Swiss ski resort bar, according to police. Follow for live updates.

When 51-year-old Annouk Perret came ‌to ​pay her respects to the victims of the Swiss ‌New Year bar fire that killed at least 40 people in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, she knew that ​she too could have been one of the parents mourning a lost child.

Swiss officials say a New Year’s Eve fire that killed about 40 people and injured nearly 120 at a bar in a mountain town was likely sparked by champagne-bottle sparklers that ignited the ceiling, causing a rapid flashover.

Fire at New Year’s party in Swiss ski resort leaves dozens presumed dead, 100 injured, officials said. Follow live updates.