"A chaotic press briefing following the deadly bar blaze at the ski resort in Crans-Montana saw confusion about the numbers of victims and whether there had been some kind of explosion, during the media event in Valais on Thursday. Asked why they were ruling out an attack, Attorney General Beatrice Fillon began: "there was no explosion of, how to say, in technical terms, we inquired… there was an explosion, deflagration, a generalised blaze…" she corrected herself, before handing over to Stéphane Ganzer, a Valais council member, a former firefighter. "It is a blaze caused by a fire. which causes a general conflagration of the internal atmosphere of the establishment. The explosion is a consequence of the fire. It is not the explosion of an explosive device that causes a fire," Ganzer attempted to clarify. "Our colleagues in the media talk about around forty deaths, you mentioned several dozen. Can you say if these figures seem accurate at this stage?" the police commander Frédéric Gisler was asked. "Thank you, Madam. I mentioned about ten presumed deceased individuals. The caution due to the police and judicial intervention does not does not allow me to be more precise," he said, appearing to contradict his earlier 'several dozen' comment' - which is seen in the previous package, also available on this site. Fillon added that it was 'premature' to talk about whether the bar met safety standards when asked if people had become 'trapped'. Asked about possible causes from pyrotechnics or fireworks, she replied: "I am truly sorry not to be able to give you more information. unable to give you more information." They did admit that it was 'likely' that victims were of 'different nationalities'. The fire broke out at around 01:30 local time at the Le Constellation bar in south-west Switzerland. Some eyewitness accounts suggested a birthday candle on top of a champagne bottle had set fire to the ceiling but this was not confirmed at time of publication. "