Teenagers as young as 14 and 15 were among the victims of the deadly fire at a ski resort bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, police said Sunday, raising questions about whether sufficient age checks were in place.

Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana was owned by a French couple and is now under scrutiny. A New Year’s Eve fire inside the bar killed at least 40 people and injured others.

More affordable prices and the lack of an entrance fee made the bar an attractive alternative to more upmarket establishments.

Police in Switzerland say a fire at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort area is believed to have left "several tens of people" dead and dozens more injured.

Swiss police have identified 16 more victims of the deadly New Year’s bar fire in Crans-Montana, bringing the death toll to 24. Among the dead is a 14-year-old girl

Many nightclubs contain the fuel load of an entire residential condominium, the ignition sources of an industrial site, and the evacuation constraints of a submarine.

Crans-Montana's Constellation Bar is a big estabishment that is popular among tourists and locals alike and foreign travellers are likely to be among the victims, the Swiss Police said

An investigation is focusing on Jacques and Jessica Moretti, owners of Le Constellation in Crans-Montana, after a New Year fire killed 40 and injured 119

Thousands of mourners gathered at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana where just a few days ago dozens of people died in a horror fire that also injured 119