Swiss Ski Resort Bar Where 40 Died in Fire Had No Safety Inspection Since 2019, Mayor Says

A makeshift memorial near the Le Constellation bar, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Jan. 2, 2026. Denis Balibouse/ReutersThe après-ski bar in which 40 people died after a fire broke out during the early hours of New Year’s Day hadn’t undergone a safety inspection since 2019, the mayor of the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana said on Jan. 6.“We are profoundly sorry. We did not have an indication that the checks had not been done,” Crans-Montana Mayor Nicolas Feraud said about the lack of fire safety checks at the Le Constellation bar between 2020 and 2025.