Crans-Montana fire: Swiss families file legal complaint over New Year’s bar fire
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The fire had left 40 dead and at least 119 injured, casting a spotlight on the bar's French owners, who are suspected of negligence.
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GENEVA – Families of those who died or were injured in a New Year’s Eve fire in the bar of a Swiss ski resort have filed a legal complaint to the Swiss prosecutor’s office, a lawyer for a group of victims confirmed to Reuters on Jan 8.
“Each family filed a complaint and joined the proceedings as a plaintiff. These applications were accepted (by prosecutors),” Mr Romain Jordan, a Geneva-based lawyer, said in response to emailed questions.
He did not specify the target of the legal complaint, adding only that it was “against all those responsible, without exception”.
The criminal investigation into the Crans-Montana fire only includes the bar’s owners who are suspected of crimes including homicide by negligence
Prosecutors for the canton of Valais did not respond to requests for comment. REUTERS
