GENEVA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Swiss police in the canton of Valais said on Sunday that the identities of 16 additional victims of a deadly bar fire have been confirmed, and their bodies have been released to their families.
With the latest confirmations, authorities have confirmed the identities of 24 of the 40 people who died in the fire, police said.
Among the 16 newly identified victims are four Swiss women and six Swiss men, two Italians, one individual holding dual nationality of Italy and the United Arab Emirates, one Romanian, one French national and one Turkish national. The youngest victim identified was 14 years old.
Police confirmed the identities of eight Swiss victims on Saturday.
The fire broke out at "Le Constellation" bar in the early hours of Jan. 1 in Crans-Montana, a resort town in southwestern Switzerland, killing 40 people and injuring 119 others. ■