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Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.
We're recording this at 14 hours GMT on Thursday, the 1st of January.
As many as 40 people have died in a fire during New Year celebrations at a ski resort in Switzerland.
I thought it was just fireworks like they do on the 31st.
But people were screaming a lot.
There was panic.
We went onto the terrace and then we really saw people screaming.
100 others were injured in the blaze at a bar in Cram, Montana.
The authorities say there are casualties from several different countries.
We have the latest.
Also in the podcast, a US travel ban on dozens of countries comes into force.
Protesters take to the streets in Iran and why China is ramping up production of red lanterns.
But we begin in the Swiss ski resort of Cremontana where as many as 40 people are dead after a fire broke out in a bar during New Year celebrations.
I thought it was just fireworks like they do on the 31st.
But people were screaming a lot.
There was panic.
We went onto the terrace and then we really saw people screaming.
There was smoke in the elevator.
With the help of the concierge,