Overview
- The municipality disclosed that required fire-safety inspections lapsed from 2020 to 2025, with the last check in 2019.
- Investigators say a spark-producing party fountain likely ignited ceiling foam and triggered a rapid flashover.
- Officials imposed an immediate ban on pyrotechnic devices in enclosed spaces and commissioned independent inspections of local venues.
- Prosecutors opened cases against the operators for suspected negligent homicide, negligent bodily harm and negligent arson, and their permit for a second restaurant was revoked.
- A 2019 video captured a staff warning about the foam’s flammability, and former employees report blocked exits, poor training and limited access to extinguishers.