'Periodic inspections were not conducted between 2020 and 2025. We bitterly regret this,' Crans-Montana mayor Nicolas Feraud told a press conference in the Alpine ski resort, five days after the disaster at Le Constellation bar.

The two owners of Le Constellation bar, in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana, claim that they followed all safety norms.

The managers are suspected of committing homicide, causing bodily harm and arson by negligence.