The last inspection of the fire-ravaged Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana took place in 2019. The ski resort's town council says it bitterly regrets this, citing a failure to carry out periodic inspections over the period 2020-2025. The bar's fire safety measures were inspected in 2016, 2018, and 2019, the municipal council announced on Tuesday during a press conference. These inspections resulted in the requirement for "specific changes." The council did not elaborate on the nature of these changes in its statement. It expressed its "deepest regret" that no further inspections have been conducted since then. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Nicolas Féraud, mayor of Crans-Montana, told the media on Tuesday that there was negligence on the part of the bar operator and a reckless risk culture that put customers and staff at risk. He said that the municipality's security service had "never received an alert" about any problems in the bar. He also ...
