Swiss prosecutors place bar managers under investigation after deadly blaze

January 3, 2026 9:48 AM EST

Swiss Air-Ambulance approaches landing at the Sion airport, following a fire and an explosion at the "Le Constellation" bar, during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, in Sion, Switzerland, Januar

VIENNA, ⁠Jan 3 (Reuters) - ⁠Swiss ‍prosecutors said on ‍Saturday they have ​placed under criminal ​investigation the two managers of a bar where ​a blaze on New ​Year's Day killed at ‌least 40 people.

The offences they are ​suspected of ⁠having committed are homicide ‌by negligence, causing bodily harm ‌by negligence and arson ‌by negligence, the prosecutors' office in the ‍canton of Valais said ⁠in a statement.

(Reporting by Francois Murphy; editing by Jason Neely)



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