Swiss officials have ruled out the possibility of an attack having been the cause of the explosion and fire.

Beatrice Pilloud, prosecutor-general in Valais told a press conference on Thursday authorities are "currently we are favouring a fire and at no time is there question of any attack".

Swiss Police have confirmed that “several dozen” people are believed to have been killed after an explosion sparked a fire at a bar in a popular Swiss ski resort.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday morning, the commander of the Valais cantonal police said they had identified 100 or so injured people, some of whom are seriously injured.

He added that “several dozen” people are believed to be dead.

A press conference is currently underway in Switzerland, after a fire killed several people in a popular ski resort in the early hours of New Years’ Day.

We will bring you the latest updates here.

At least 10 people have been killed after an explosion sparked a fire at a bar in the popular Swiss Alpine resort Crans-Montana.

The blast occurred at around 1.30am on Thursday at Le Constellation, a bar popular with tourists in the luxury ski resort in Wallis canton, also known as Valais, southwestern Switzerland.

The community is in the heart of the Swiss Alps, just 25 miles north of the Matterhorn.

We are expecting to hear from local Swiss police with more information on the explosion that has killed ten shortly.

A news conference was scheduled by police for 10am in Crans-Montana, 9am UK time.

At least 10 people have been killed and 10 injured after an explosion sparked a fire at a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations, reported Sky News citing police officials.

The authorities said, they are not treating it as a terror-related incident.