Crans-Montana safety inspection problems ‘known before fire’

The council of the Swiss town of Crans-Montana was aware of fire safety inspection deficiencies before the devastating bar fire on January 1, according to documents seen by Swiss public broadcaster RTS. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox An internal investigation in 2023 discovered procedural faults that were published in a damning document on August 31, which was not made public and has may not have been seen by prosecutors investigating the fire that claimed 41 lives. According to RTS, the document is neither in the files of the Valais public prosecutor's office, nor have the victims' lawyers been granted access to it. Only the seven members of the municipal executive and department heads are aware of it. In August 2023, president Nicolas Féraud and vice-president Nicole Clivaz were in office. + ‘For us, 2026 doesn’t exist’: parent of Swiss bar fire victim The audit shows that the members of the municipal executive were aware of administrative ...