Safety inspections at a bar struck by a deadly fire on New Year's Eve had not been carried out for the past five years, Swiss officials admitted Tuesday. The bar's French owners, who face charges for negligence and manslauger, said in their first public statements since the tragedy that they were 'devastated' and 'overwhelmed with grief.'

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

Prosecutors on Saturday said the two people who ran the bar are now under investigation suspected of crimes including homicide by negligence.

Forty people were killed in the fire on New Year's Eve and 119 injured. The fatalities identified to date include 11 minors.

'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…

El Gobierno local admite que entre 2020 y 2025 no se realizaron los controles periódicos y dice asumir su responsabilidad

Nicolas Féraud says he does not know why bar in Crans-Montana had not been inspected annually, as required by law

La seguridad del bar incendiado en Nochevieja en la localidad alpina de Crans Montana no había sido controlada en los últimos cinco años

Swiss authorities say fire safety inspections had not been carried out at the bar in Crans-Montana since 2019.

The New Year's Eve fire at a bar in Crans-Montana killed 40 people and injured 116.

The probe into a New Year's blaze that tore through a Swiss bar packed with young people ook a twist after the local mayor admitted code violations.

‘We are deeply sorry. We had no indication that the checks had not been done as requested,’ Crans-Montana Mayor Nicolas Feraud told reporters

Safety inspections at a bar struck by a deadly fire on New Year's Eve had not been carried out for the past five years, Swiss officials admitted Tuesday. The bar's French owners,…

The president of the Swiss town acknowledged during a press conference on Tuesday morning that Crans-Montana's municipal services had not conducted any safety inspections at Le…

The New Year's Eve fire at a bar in Crans-Montana killed 40 people and injured 116.

Jacques Moretti, the owner of the Constellation bar in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana where 40 people, including six Italian teens, were killed in a fire during a New Year's…

Jacques Moretti arrested on Friday as lawyers representing families of victims say investigators are not moving fast enough

Prosecutors told local media that Jacques Moretti has been considered a flight risk