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Swiss prosecutors said have ordered one of the two owners of a ski resort bar where a fire on New Year’s Day killed 40 people to be detained due to flight risk, with local media saying the order had been carried out.
Prosecutors are investigating the French owners on suspicion of crimes including homicide by negligence, while victims’ families have filed legal complaints over the fire at the “Le Constellation” bar in Crans-Montana in the Canton of Valais.
Shortly after Swiss newspaper 24 Heures reported that one of the couple, Jacques Moretti, has been remanded in custody, prosecutors said they had issued an order for him to be held.
Under Swiss law, a person is held in custody until a court rules within 48 hours on whether their detention is warranted.

The Valais police have opted not to issue any statements at this time.

Rescue officials at the site of a fire

Tragedy struck the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana when a devastating fire engulfed the Le Constellation bar, resulting in the loss of forty lives, casting a shadow over the picturesque locale.

In the early hours of Friday, Jacques and Jessica Moretti made their way to the prosecutors’ office in Sion for a scheduled hearing. Later, Swiss broadcaster RTS captured footage of Jessica leaving the building without her husband, adding a layer of mystery to the unfolding events.

The couple has said they would cooperate fully with the investigation. More than half of those who died were teenagers and a further 116 people were injured, many of them seriously.
Several French and Italian citizens were among the dead, and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for stern punishment to be meted out to those responsible for the blaze.

In response to the calamity, Swiss authorities have proclaimed Friday as a national day of mourning. In a poignant tribute to the victims, church bells resonated across the nation, a solemn reminder of the lives lost in this heart-wrenching incident.

Dozens of people also stood near the shuttered bar in nearby Crans-Montana in silence, heads bowed under heavy snowfall.
Authorities placed hundreds of letters, teddy bears and bouquets of flowers for the fire victims beneath a protective igloo.
Witnesses and prosecutors have said the blaze appeared to have been started by the use of sparkling candles that set foam soundproofing on the basement ceiling alight.
Questions remain about oversight at the bar, which the local mayor admitted this week had missed multiple safety checks.

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