The lack of fire safety checks in the bar Le Constellation, which was the site of a deadly fire on New Year's Eve, can be explained primarily by a change in the IT system according to statements by the Crans-Montana safety officer. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox For the safety officer, who has been in office since May 2024, the problem lies in a change to the system for managing tasks and deadlines. This situation has made his job more difficult and contributed to delays in fire safety inspections, he told the public prosecutor's office on Friday. This information from Swiss public radio and television (RTS) in French-speaking Switzerland was confirmed to Keystone-SDA news agency by a source familiar with the case. + Former Crans-Montana safety officer questioned by prosecutors The software used from 2009 to 2022 was developed for the Valais fire services, the canton of Valais told Keystone-SDA. "Subsequently, several municipalities used this provider's ...
