US EditionWaitress who may have started Swiss bar fire ‘was being exploited’
Legal probes target bar owners for gross negligence manslaughter after fire killed 40 and injured 116; safety lapses and worker exploitation alleged by victim's family.
- A fire at Le Constellation bar, Crans‑Montana killed 40 people and injured 116 after Cyane Panine, 24-year-old waitress, was photographed holding sparklers believed to start the blaze.
- Prosecutors say sparklers ignited soundproofing foam on the basement ceiling, and authorities noted the bar lacked safety checks for five years, prompting the Swiss canton of Valais to ban indoor pyrotechnics.
- Panine's family allege she was exploited, worked long shifts at the hamburger restaurant and Constellation bar, had no safety training, and began legal action for a contract and pay slips.
- The bar's owners face a criminal probe as Jacques Moretti is remanded for 90 days, Jessica Moretti faces a travel ban, and victims will receive 10,000 franc emergency payments.
- Mr Moretti's prior conviction heightens tensions as the Morettis say Panine was 'like a sister', while families met the Pope at the Vatican on Thursday for consolation.
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A video shows a young woman just before the fire in the bar in Crans-Montana. In the interrogation the operators now made clear words about the waitress.
Le Huffington Post
Laminute.infoJacques Moretti was placed in pre-trial detention for three months after the fire at his bar, which killed some 40 people in the Swiss station.
The fire in a bar in Crans-Montana currently employs investigators. Now more details come to light. Who is actually to blame for the inferno?
The account, which already has thousands of followers, was born to remember the girl with the helmet that carried the bottles with the candles from which the fire started. Forgive me for not being able to save you.
The 24-year-old waitress Cyane P. died in the fire inferno of Crans-Montana. More details are now coming to light. According to this, she had filed a complaint with the labour court in 2024 against the bar operator couple Moretti. She denounced the working conditions.
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