Germany is with its numerous clinics specializing in fire cases particularly in demand when it comes to the treatment of people who are involved in the Fire accident in Crans-Montana Most of them were seriously injured in Switzerland.
Four patients were admitted within a short time after the disaster on New Year’s Eve and care was initiated for another seven, as the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (BBK) announced on Friday evening. The German clinics also offer additional transport and treatment options.
The Swiss do not report any German injuries
At the catastrophe A bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana caught fire early on New Year’s morningand many young people were no longer able to escape outside or were only seriously injured. A total of 40 people were killed and 119 suffered mostly serious burn injuries. Depending on the severity, treatment can take months.
The injured were mainly Swiss, French and Italians – according to initial information, no Germans. The authorities have not yet provided any information about the identities of the 40 dead.
The public prosecutor’s office has started an investigation. The French couple who run the bar were questioned as witnesses. “We can neither sleep nor eat, we are all feeling very badly,” said the innkeeper, according to a report by the news portal 20 minutes in a conversation.
They cooperated with the authorities. “We will do everything we can to help clarify the causes,” the news portal quoted the host as saying. “We are doing everything in our power. Our lawyers are also involved.” According to media reports, his wife was in the bar that night and was slightly injured.
Charges of negligent homicide are not ruled out
The public prosecutor’s office is examining, among other things, renovation work, materials used, operating permits, safety measures, fire protection standards and escape and evacuation routes, as senior public prosecutor Beatrice Pilloud said.
It will also be examined whether those present who are still alive can be held criminally responsible. Photos and videos showed people celebrating with fireworks in champagne bottles, which, according to initial investigations, may have set foam on the ceiling on fire. Possibilities include negligent arson or negligent homicide, said Pilloud. So far, there are no criminally relevant indications, she emphasized.
