Overview
- Photos and video placed with prosecutors appear to show a woman believed to be Jessica Moretti recording the bottle procession as the fire ignited, with the disaster reported to have killed 40 and injured 117.
- Victims’ lawyer Romain Jordan alleges the couple deleted social accounts within hours of the tragedy and that investigators seized their phones only on January 9, creating an opportunity to alter or destroy evidence.
- Survivor and employee Louise told investigators that Jessica was filming during the parade, that staff lost 30–35 seconds before realizing the danger, and that Jessica left the area quickly.
- Witness accounts detail flammable acoustic panels and a mid-December makeshift repair using billiard cues to prop a sagging ceiling, along with absent fire training and uncertain extinguisher availability.
- The investigation continues with judicial measures in place, a court weighing €200,000 bail for Jacques Moretti, further interrogations set for Tuesday and Wednesday, and separate claims that Cyane Panine had filed a 2024 labor complaint alleging exploitation.