18 h. ago Swiss inferno bar owner says he forced open a locked door after fire and found a pile of bodies

Jacques Moretti, the French co-owner of the Constellation bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, was taken into custody on Friday.

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22 h. ago Swiss bar owner 'desperately tried to save waitress before she died in fire'

Jacques Moretti's statements to investigators have been reported in Switzerland, ten days on from the disaster that killed 20 children and left a further 116 injured

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29 h. ago 'Shady life' of Swiss bar owner unmasked from 'pimping to prostitutes and kidnap'

The owner of the Swiss bar where a fire claimed the lives of around 40 people has been arrested, and is reported to have a troubling criminal past, including serving time for pimping

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45 h. ago Swiss bar fire owner's dad admits son 'bears responsibility' for 40 dead after arrest

Jean Moretti confirmed his son Jacques' house is now under police protection after rising public anger over the Swiss ski bar fire tragedy, which also left 116 people injured

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48 h. ago ‘An incomprehensible nightmare’: grief turns to anger over Swiss bar fire as Le Constellation owner arrested

Jacques Moretti arrested on Friday as lawyers representing families of victims say investigators are not moving fast enoughLike many young people across Switzerland, Kenzo Ronnow, a university student in Lausanne, slept in on 1 January after celebrating the new year.But as he scrolled through his phone soon after waking, he saw the lead story of a foreign news website was about Switzerland. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Owner of Swiss inferno bar is taken into custody after being deemed a 'flight risk' as he and wife face manslaughter probe

The owner of the Swiss bar where a blaze killed 40 people on New Year's Eve has been arrested, following an order from Swiss prosecutors. 

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50 h. ago Owner of Swiss ski resort bar where 40 died in New Year's Eve party fire is arrested

Jacques Moretti, co-owner of Le Constellation in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, was detained in Sion as Switzerland held a national day of mourning

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50 h. ago Owner of Swiss bar where 40 people died in a New Year's Eve fire has been arrested

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50 h. ago Owner of Swiss bar where 40 people died in horror fire on New Year's Eve arrested

Jacques Moretti, 49, had been at liberty since the disaster eight days ago, but Swiss prosecutors on Friday said he was now considered ‘a flight risk’ before a possible trial on a range of charges

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51 h. ago Switzerland falls silent for tragic young inferno victims: Blaze survivors attend poignant service on day of mourning

French President Emmanuel Macronlanded at Geneva airport this morning, from where he will head to Martigny for the memorial service.

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52 h. ago Swiss inferno bar owner sobs as she arrives for questioning with her husband

It comes as Switzerland marks a national day of mourning for the dozens of mostly teenagers killed when fire ravaged the ski resort nightclub crammed with New Year revellers.

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56 h. ago Husband and wife owners of Swiss inferno bar arrive for questioning at prosecutor's office as country holds national day of mourning

It comes as Switzerland marks a national day of mourning for the dozens of mostly teenagers killed when fire ravaged the ski resort nightclub crammed with New Year revellers.

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4 d. ago The saddest farewell: Heartbroken families start burying loved

The funerals of the six Italian teenagers who were among the 40 killed in the New Year's Eve blaze were being held on Wednesday.

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4 d. ago Swiss inferno bar owner recruited sex workers for 'Hot Rabbit' massage parlour

Jacques Moretti, 49, is currently under criminal investigation for the blaze at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, a ski resort in Switzerland.

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4 d. ago Swiss inferno bar owner is a 'known pimp' convicted of recruiting sex workers for 'Hot Rabbit' massage parlour

Jacques Moretti, 49, is currently under criminal investigation for the blaze at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, a ski resort in Switzerland.

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5 d. ago The moment a sparkler almost set Swiss bar on fire six years before inferno killed 40 people at the same venue

'Watch out for the foam, watch out for the foam,' the waiter can he heard shouting, as a sparkler in a bottle approaches the ceiling dangerously.

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5 d. ago Swiss mayor admits inferno bar had not been inspected for FIVE YEARS and issues grovelling apology

The mayor of Crans Montana has admitted that the party venue had not had any safety checks for five years. 

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5 d. ago Hero teenage boxer, 18, who died trying to save his friend in the Swiss bar inferno was the son of a British expat

Benjamin Johnson, 18, was among the 40 victims of the New Year's Eve inferno that tore through the popular Constellation bar in Crans-Montana.

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5 d. ago Owner of Swiss bar in deadly NYE fire ‘was a pimp and fraudster who served time in jail’ as he and wife quizzed by cops

ONE of the owners of the Swiss bar where a blaze killed 40 people was allegedly a pimp who served time in jail – before his dodgy DIY turned Le Constellation into a death trap. Jacques Moretti, 49, reportedly had an extensive criminal history including convictions for "fraud, kidnapping and false imprisonment." Moretti owned the...

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6 d. ago The 40 young revellers killed in Swiss bar inferno: Boxer who died trying to save friend, and the boy caught by a twist of fate... amid claims fire extinguishers were 'kept in a locked room'

The fire, at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, claimed the lives of forty victims; 26 were aged between 14 and 18.

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