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Videos filmed inside Le Constellation bar showed wild New Year's Eve celebrations. (Supplied)
Swiss authorities have announced they believe sparklers are to blame for starting a deadly bar fire in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana.
A multi-agency investigation is ongoing and will examine whether there were compliance issues at Le Constellation bar, where the blaze broke out on January 1.
Officials are trying to identify the casualties, but on Friday revealed the first concrete numbers: so far, 40 people have been killed and 119 injured.
The prevalence of sparklers at a Swiss ski resort bar where dozens of people died in a fire this week has been branded "irresponsible", as authorities probe potential compliance issues there.
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Crans-Montana: The teenagers who come to lay flowers know they are the lucky ones who were spared the blaze that brought death in the night to their friends.
One girl doubles over in grief as she lights a candle at the mound of flowers on the street corner near Le Constellation nightclub, where at least 40 people perished in the flames.
Yaron Lavy knows local teenagers who are yet to be accounted for.Credit: Fairfax
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The families of teenagers missing after a fire at a bar in a Swiss ski resort are facing an agonising wait for news and appealing for information about their loved ones online.
The fire in Crans-Montana was likely caused by sparklers placed on bottles of champagne that came "too close to the ceiling", Swiss officials told a news conference on Friday.
An investigation into the fire will focus on the materials used at the site, the bar's fire safety measures, its capacity and the number of people inside at the time, Valais Attorney General Beatrice Pilloud said.
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 119. Officials said 113 of the injured had been identified, with authorities still working to identify the other six.
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