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Valais Court Orders Three Months' Custody for Moretti in Crans-Montana Fire Case

Italian prosecutors will seek Swiss case files, signaling a focus on ignition risks, flammable foam, lapsed inspections.

Overview

  • The tribunal in Sion upheld preventive detention for Jacques Moretti for three months on flight-risk grounds, with possible release if bail and other measures are deemed sufficient.
  • Rome prosecutors are preparing an international rogatory to obtain the list of suspects, interrogation records and other acts, with their case currently opened against unknown persons.
  • Investigators cite footage and reconstructions indicating bottle sparklers likely ignited acoustic foam, with a fire-dynamics simulation estimating roughly 140 seconds of tenable conditions inside.
  • Testimonies describe a narrowed single stair as the only usable escape, a locked emergency door found with a padlock, and poor signaling of exits, while a 2020 video warning about the foam undercuts the owner's claims.
  • Authorities report 40 dead and 116 injured, with autopsies scheduled in Italian jurisdictions and at least one severely injured teenager transferred from Zurich to Milan's Niguarda hospital.