Overview
- A Valais court ordered three months of pre-trial detention for co-owner Jacques Moretti, while his wife remains at liberty.
- Former manager Éric Dosdo says the basement ceiling had no acoustic foam during his tenure, the stairs were later narrowed, and six extinguishers were in place at the time.
- An anonymous friend-witness contends Jessica Moretti first called firefighters, says Jacques helped pull people out, asserts the emergency exit was open, and maintains extinguishers were present.
- Preliminary findings attribute ignition to sparkler candles contacting acoustic ceiling foam, with 34 of the 40 fatalities found at the foot of a narrow staircase.
- The municipality acknowledges no safety or fire inspection of the venue since 2019, and 83 injured people remain hospitalized as the investigation continues.