40 h. ago Mayor says Swiss bar where fire claimed 40 lives hadn’t been inspected in years

‘We are deeply sorry. We had no indication that the checks had not been done as requested,’ Crans-Montana Mayor Nicolas Feraud told reporters

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43 h. ago Swiss bar fire which killed 40 'underwent last safety check almost seven years ago'

A criminal investigation into the bar's managers was opened last week

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47 h. ago No safety inspections at site of Swiss bar fire for past five years, mayor says

Nicolas Féraud says he does not know why bar in Crans-Montana had not been inspected annually, as required by lawAuthorities in Crans-Montana have said the bar that caught fire in the Swiss ski resort on New Year’s Eve, killing 40 mainly young partygoers and injuring more than 100, had not been inspected by safety officers for the past five years.“Periodic inspections were not conducted between 2020 and 2025. We bitterly regret this,” the mayor of the town, Nicolas Féraud, told a press conference in the town on Tuesday, five days after the disaster at Le Constellation bar. Continue reading...

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47 h. 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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47 h. ago Swiss bar where fatal New Year's fire broke out had last safety inspection in 2019

Local authorities say fire safety inspections hadn’t been carried out for several years at the bar where a fire that broke out at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead and over 100 injured

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3 w. ago ‘I’ll pay the fine now’ – World Darts star Joe Cullen forced to apologise after dropping F

DARTS star Joe Cullen issued a grovelling apology after swearing live on Sky Sports. 'The Rockstar' sailed into the second round of the PDC World Darts Championship on Sunday with a 3-0 win over Bradley Brooks. 'The Rockstar' was over the moon to have made it to the second round of the Ally Pally bonanza,...

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