Overview
- Authorities report 40 dead and about 116 injured, with roughly 80 people still hospitalized for severe burns in Switzerland and abroad.
- A surveillance clip published by Italy’s Tg3 appears to show a small piece of furniture in front of a not‑obvious exit, though the footage has not been officially verified.
- Prosecutors in Valais are investigating suspected negligent homicide and bodily injury; owner Jacques Moretti is in pre‑trial detention for flight risk while co‑owner Jessica Moretti must surrender travel documents and check in daily with police.
- Media reports say a waitress serving champagne with a lit sparkler likely ignited flammable ceiling material and died in the blaze, as her family’s lawyers assert she was following employers’ instructions.
- The owner told Swiss broadcaster RTS he personally replaced ceiling foam about a decade ago with shop‑bought material that reports describe as easily flammable.