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After the fire on New Year’s Eve in the bar “Le Constellation” with many deaths and injuries, a criminal investigation has been opened against the operators. According to the police in the canton of Valais, the restaurateurs are accused of negligent homicide, negligent bodily harm and negligently causing a fire. “It is recalled that the presumption of innocence applies until a final conviction is made,” the police said.
Fire safety experts had already questioned whether the bar had enough emergency exits and whether the material installed under the ceiling, likely to dampen sound, was compliant with the law. According to media reports, the bar’s operators said they were cooperating with the authorities to investigate the disaster.
At the fire in Crans Montana around 40 people died. 119 others were injured, many of them suffering severe burns. According to initial investigations, sparking party fountains caused foam on the ceiling to catch fire. The fire spread within a very short time.
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