Overview
- Investigators are examining the venue’s building history, technical approvals, materials used and the enforcement of safety measures on the night.
- Eyewitnesses reported sparklers on champagne bottles under a low ceiling, saying the room was in full fire within about two minutes with a single narrow stairway as the only exit from the basement.
- Owners Jessica and Jacques Moretti had run Le Constellation since 2015 alongside other local restaurants, with Jessica present and lightly burned while Jacques was not on site.
- Local reports say several employees are among the dead, and the operators say they are in shock after losing members of their team.
- Regional outlets report more than 100 injured and circulate images said to show the ceiling catching after sparklers were used, though officials have not confirmed the precise cause.