"The blaze that killed about 40 people in Le Constellation bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, in the town of Valais, has shocked the country. Nicolas Feraud, mayor of Crans-Montana, said the most pressing task was to identify the victims. "The first objective is to assign names to all the bodies," he said, adding that the process could take days."
"Valais Canton police commander Frederic Gisler said the community was "devastated." Mathias Reynard, head of government of the canton of Valais, said experts were using dental and DNA samples for the task. "All this work needs to be done because the information is so terrible and sensitive that nothing can be told to the families unless we are 100% sure," he said."
A blaze at Le Constellation bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana in Valais killed about 40 people and shocked the country. Local authorities are prioritizing identification of the victims. Mayor Nicolas Feraud said the first objective is to assign names to all the bodies and that the process could take days. Valais Canton police commander Frederic Gisler described the community as devastated. Mathias Reynard, head of government of the canton of Valais, said experts are using dental and DNA samples to identify the victims. Officials said families will be informed only when identifications are 100% certain.
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