Overview
- Cantonal prosecutor Beatrice Pilloud said there are no formal suspects and that potential charges could range from negligent arson to negligent homicide pending expert findings.
- Investigators consider a lit sparkler on a champagne bottle the most likely ignition source, with forensic checks under way on ceiling materials, fire equipment and evacuation routes.
- The latest official toll lists at least 40 dead and about 121 injured, with victims from multiple countries and Italy reporting 14 wounded citizens.
- Identification is progressing slowly, and Italy’s ambassador said six bodies have been identified so far, none of them Italian.
- Owners Jacques and Jessica Moretti were interviewed as witnesses and assert the venue passed three inspections in a decade, while an Italian initially listed as missing, Giuliano Biasini, was located alive and safe.