"Helicopters were seen airlifting injured people following a deadly bar blaze on New Year's Eve at a Swiss ski resort. The latest information from the Swiss authorities suggested the 'majority' of the 100 reported hurt were 'seriously injured' - while numbers of dead appeared to vary during the media briefing but appeared to be 'dozens'. Italian Foreign Ministry quoted officials as saying '40 people' had died. The cause of the blaze also remained a mystery - with officials only describing it as a 'fire, not an attack'. They did rule out an 'explosive device' following reports of a blast, but only after telling reporters there wasn't an explosion, then admitting there was a 'small' one, but which they said was due to the fire taking hold. They also refused to be drawn on whether pyrotechnics were at play - after online videos showed sparklers served in drinks at the bar previously - and said they had 'absolutely nothing' about whether the bar complied with safety standards. They did admit that it was 'likely' that victims were of 'different nationalities."