US EditionDeadly Crans-Montana fire sends chills through Swiss tourism with safety in spotlight
The fire at Le Constellation bar killed 40 and injured over 100, triggering bans on sparkling candles and calls for national safety standard reforms in Swiss hospitality.
- A New Year fire at Le Constellation in Crans-Montana killed 40 people, injured more than 100, and prompted safety reviews, Reuters reported on Jan 29.
- Officials found the bar had gone six years without a safety check, prompting bans on sparkling candles, while Fabien Sauthier said four full-time safety officials struggle to inspect 400 buildings annually.
- Crans-Montana's roughly 100 hotel rooms face cancellations, while chalet and apartment rentals help stabilize stays, according to Bruno Huggler, after the blaze that killed mostly teenagers.
- Le Constellation's owners Jacques Moretti and his wife have been placed under investigation for negligent homicide, while authorities banned sparkling candles and lawmakers proposed calls for harmonised national standards amid cantonal resistance.
- Local hoteliers voiced alarm, with Lionel Dubois saying `We realize this could very well happen right here` amid insurance gaps in four of Switzerland's 26 cantons and tourism worth about $22.17 billion.
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Deadly Crans-Montana fire sends chills through Swiss tourism with safety in spotlight
A New Year fire that killed 40 people at a Swiss ski resort bar has shaken a lucrative tourism industry that long had an impeccable reputation and has piled pressure on the country to tighten safety standards.
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