Owner of bar destroyed by fire at New Year’s party in Switzerland says safety standards were respected

Video shows fire inside bar in Switzerland The owner of the bar destroyed by fire during New Year’s celebrations in Switzerland told the local press this Friday (2) that all safety standards were respected. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp The tragedy occurred at around 1:30 am on January 1st (9:30 pm on December 31st, Brasília time) at the Le Constellation bar, located in the prestigious Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. The fire left 40 dead and 119 injured, most of them young people, according to the most recent report. The owner of Constellation, Jacques Moretti, who manages the place in partnership with his wife, Jessica, told the newspaper “Tribune de Genève” that the establishment had been subjected to “three inspections in ten years” and that “everything was done within the standards”. “We will do everything possible to help clarify the causes [da tragédia]. We are doing everything in our power. We can’t sleep or eat, we’re all in very bad shape,” he said. Located on the ground floor of a residential building, the bar has capacity for 300 people, in addition to another 40 on its balcony, according to the ski resort’s website. Several witnesses stated that the underground event space, where the fire started, was connected to the ground floor only by a staircase, described by some as “narrow.” The prosecutor of the canton of Valais (in southwestern Switzerland), Béatrice Pilloud, indicated that compliance with the rules security at the establishment is one of the pillars of the investigation into the tragedy. In a press conference, she stated that everything indicates that “the fire originated from flares or candles placed on champagne bottles”. She also informed that the owners of the bar were questioned as witnesses – until the last update of this report, no criminal responsibility had been attributed. prosecutor. According to information from the local press, Jacques Moretti was not in the bar when the fire started, but in another establishment belonging to the couple. Jessica Moretti was at Constellation and suffered minor injuries. Identification of victims progresses Fire on New Year’s Eve kills 40 people in a bar in a ski resort in Switzerland. regional capital. He added that 113 of the 119 injured have already been “formally” identified. “For another six, formal and definitive identification procedures are still underway.” including the six who have not yet been identified — their nationality has not yet been established. As for the 40 fatal victims, the authorities did not release information about their nationalities, with the exception of Emanuele Galeppini, a 16-year-old Italian whose name was revealed by the Italian Golf Federation. In a statement released on in Switzerland Image shows the ceiling of a bar in a ski resort in Switzerland that caught fire, already on fire while patrons lift drinks with flares, on January 1, 2026 Reproduction/ Social Networks Woman on the shoulders of an employee at the Le Constellation bar, in Switzerland, lifts a drink with flares near the ceiling of the bar, which caught fire on January 1, 2026 Reproduction/ Social Networks In Switzerland, a fire at a New Year’s party kills dozens of people and leaves more than 100 injured Jornal Nacional/ Reproduction Promotional video for the bar in Switzerland shows waitresses lifting bottles of champagne with candles on top. Reproduction/Le Constellation Crans-Montana: The most viewed now on g1 See the videos that are trending on g1.

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