Swiss Prosecutors Investigate Bar Managers After Deadly Ski Resort Fire

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Police officers inspect the area after a fire broke out at the Le Constellation bar and lounge during New Year’s celebrations, leaving dozens of people dead and injured, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Jan. 1, 2026. Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via APSwiss authorities opened a criminal investigation into two bar managers after a fire at a ski resort killed 40 people and injured at least 119 on New Year’s Eve.The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Canton of Valais charged two managers at the Le Constellation bar with negligent homicide, negligent bodily harm, and negligent arson, according to a Dec. 3 statement by the Valais Cantonal Police.

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