Overview
- An internal police document cited by Swiss and German media reports that investigators found 25 spent fountain devices in champagne bottles, about 100 more packaged fountains, and illegal Lupo P1 bangers stored at Le Constellation.
- The blaze began at 1:26 a.m. on New Year’s Day when spray candles used in a champagne service ignited flammable ceiling foam, killing 40 people and injuring 116.
- Interrogation records indicate owner Jessica Moretti carried bottles during the service and stood behind the waitress later killed, though she denies ordering the helmet stunt and is seen in images apparently filming the scene.
- A former employee told police that Moretti instructed the waitress to wear a promotional helmet and asked the witness to don a white mask, with the helmet reportedly restricting the waitress’s vision.
- Both owners are under investigation for negligent homicide, negligent bodily harm, and negligently causing a fire, with Jacques Moretti in pretrial detention and Jessica Moretti free under strict conditions as inquiries continue.