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Swiss Alpine Bar Fire Claims 41st Victim, an 18-Year-Old Swiss National

On Feb 1, Beatrice Pilloud, Wallis canton's public prosecutor, said an 18-year-old Swiss national died at a Zurich hospital on January 31, raising the death toll to 41.
Investigators believe sparklers attached to champagne bottles ignited acoustic insulation foam on the ceiling, and local officials noted no fire safety inspections had occurred since 2019 while probing ceiling material compliance.
Most of those killed were teenagers aged 14 to 39, with 115 injured, most still in hospitals; among the dead were 23 Swiss, eight French and six Italians.
The Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Valais has opened a criminal investigation into Jacques and Jessica Moretti, who are suspected of negligent homicide, with Jacques Moretti released on bail on January 23.
On Jan 31, demonstrators in Lutry demanded 'truth and justice' and paused at a church where bells rang for five minutes, as Alexandre Fleury said, `When you go through a tragedy in which 40 people-- 40 children, 40 teens-- have gone and another 100 are in rehabilitation or intensive care, there are obviously questions to be asked`.

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