Overview
- Authorities have identified all 40 victims and opened investigations into the operators of Le Constellation.
- Footage from inside the Crans-Montana venue shows sparklers igniting the ceiling shortly before flames spread.
- Specialists say a rapid flashover likely made conditions deadly within seconds, leaving little time to escape.
- Many victims were teenagers and young adults, a cohort researchers note is more inclined to risk-taking and habitual smartphone use.
- Experts cite freeze responses, the party setting and possible alcohol effects to explain why some recorded the scene, and they reject moralising about the victims.