Overview
- Prosecutors in Rome opened an inquiry for negligent homicide and arson, as Belgium filed a cooperation case and Italy’s ambassador plans meetings in Sion with Valais authorities.
- Swiss police and forensic teams are seizing CCTV and attendees’ videos to build a minute‑by‑minute reconstruction that investigators say could influence potential charges.
- Jacques and Jessica Moretti, already under investigation in Valais for multiple manslaughter, injury and negligent arson, are due to be questioned on Friday.
- Footage and witness accounts point to a champagne sparkler igniting flammable ceiling foam, with reports indicating no visible staff intervention in early videos reviewed.
- Families’ lawyers are preparing a civil action against the municipality after it admitted fire inspections had not been performed since 2019, while medical updates note 11 patients in Milan remain sedated and at least two Italian minors are still too unstable to transfer from Swiss hospitals.