{"id":677611,"date":"2026-01-06T11:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T11:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/677611\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T11:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T11:57:11","slug":"ski-bar-not-checked-for-five-years-before-deadly-fire-swiss-officials-say-as-they-ban-sparklers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/677611\/","title":{"rendered":"Ski bar not checked for five years before deadly fire, Swiss officials say, as they ban sparklers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Venue had not been inspected for five years and sparklers now bannedpublished at 11:04 GMT<\/p>\n

11:04 GMT<\/p>\n

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The mayor of Crans-Montana has announced to the media that the bar where a deadly fire during New Year’s celebrations killed 40 people had not had any safety inspections, checks or audits for five years – despite officials usually reviewing venues in the region for fire risks each year.<\/p>\n

“We regret that – we owe it to the families and we will accept the responsibility.”<\/p>\n

Nicolas Feraud told reporters the council wanted to be “immediately” transparent with its investigation, but that he would not resign.<\/p>\n

He said officials are now looking into what happened and that will include a full audit of all venues in the area.<\/p>\n

The mayor also announced that all kinds of sparklers were now banned in local venues, calling the move a “no brainer”, after authorities said they believe the fire started when sparklers were held too close to the ceiling, which was covered in foam sound-proofing panels.<\/p>\n

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