Overview
- The Valais coercive-measures court ruled that Jacques Moretti must remain in custody for up to three months, with detention potentially lifted if sufficient security measures are arranged.
- Prosecutors are pursuing a criminal probe of the owners on suspicions of involuntary manslaughter, negligent bodily injury and causing an involuntary fire.
- Investigators say sparklers likely ignited acoustic foam on the ceiling and are examining whether the material complied with regulations and whether pyrotechnics were permitted.
- Authorities report no fire-safety inspection at the venue since 2019, and the owners told police the bar had extinguishers but no automatic sprinklers or staff fire training.
- The New Year’s Eve blaze killed 40 people and injured 116, while co-owner Jessica Moretti was questioned and released to care for the couple’s children.