US EditionSwiss Police Probing Crans-Montana Ski Resort Fire Reportedly to Question Le Constellation Bar's French Owners
The French owners face manslaughter and arson charges after a New Year's Eve fire killed 40 and injured 116 at their bar, with safety inspections lacking since 2019.
- French couple Jacques Moretti and Jessica Moretti, co-owners of Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, will be questioned Friday by the public prosecutor's office in Sion over the January 1, 2026 blaze.
- Investigators say sparklers on champagne bottles ignited sound-insulation foam in the basement, while municipal authorities of Crans-Montana confirmed no fire inspections occurred at Le Constellation since 2019.
- Authorities report Forty dead and 116 injured in the blaze, and the Morettis face manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence charges.
- The Wallis region's public prosecutor will decide whether to indict or close the case after questioning the Morettis for the first time since charges were announced on Saturday; the pair said on Tuesday they were `devastated and overwhelmed with grief` and pledged `full cooperation`.
- Le Parisien reported Jacques Moretti served time about 20 years ago, prompting further scrutiny of the couple's real estate holdings and personal and economic circumstances, while lawyer Sebastien Fanti called it `a welcome resurgence of the investigation` on January 8, 2026.
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One of the co-owners of 'Le Constellation', in Crans Monstana, has been arrested for the risk of escape following a hearing convened by the Swiss Public Prosecutor's Office as part of the criminal investigation into the tragedy that killed 40 young people in the Alpine station.
Jacques and Jessica Moretti were interviewed this Friday by the Swiss Public Prosecutor's Office. The manager of Le Constellation bar was placed in pre-trial detention at the end. His wife was left free, under judicial supervision. - Fire of Crans-Montana: the manager of the bar placed in pre-trial detention, his wife left free (International).
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After the fire in a ski bar in Crans-Montana with 40 dead, the operators were summoned and investigated for negligent killing.
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