Overview
- Crans-Montana’s council president said no routine fire-safety checks were carried out at Le Constellation from 2020 to 2025, with the last inspection in 2019 and no explanation yet for the gap.
- The municipality imposed an immediate ban on pyrotechnic devices in indoor spaces, ordered external safety audits of public venues, and revoked the operators’ license for a second local establishment.
- Prosecutors say a spark from a bottle fountain likely ignited acoustic foam on the ceiling, triggering a rapid flashover that left 40 dead and more than 100 injured.
- A 2019 video capturing a waiter warning guests to “watch the foam” and former staff claims about a blocked emergency exit and limited access to extinguishers are being reviewed by authorities.
- A criminal inquiry into negligent homicide and related offenses is underway, the bar operators pledged full cooperation, all victims have been identified, and many injured are being treated in specialized clinics abroad.