Emergency exit locked just a minute before disaster?

Now the newspaper “24 heures” is publishing a new report. It says an emergency exit was locked just a minute before the deadly disaster. Analyzed surveillance images show an acquaintance of a waitress entering “Le Constellation” through this emergency exit at 1:26 a.m. It is said that the unnamed man then raised his arm and lowered it again. Explosive: There is a bar at a height of 2.02 meters. It was said to have been locked when rescue workers arrived later. Because at 1:27 a.m., pyrotechnics started the fatal fire on a champagne bottle.

According to the Swiss “Blick”, the man seen in the photos suffered serious injuries. According to his own statement, he doesn’t remember whether he actually locked the bolt.

Over the past few months, the operating couple has repeatedly denied that this exit was closed.

Mayor partly goes on strike

On March 10th it was announced that the Mayor of Crans MontanaNicolas Féraud, is no longer entrusted with decisions related to dealing with the fire disaster on New Year’s Eve. The local council announced after a meeting that he was resigning in this matter but would otherwise continue to carry out his duties as mayor.

The decision came about because the public prosecutor’s office began investigating Féraud a good two months after the tragedy that left 41 dead and more than 80 people, mostly seriously injured. She is conducting criminal proceedings for, among other things, negligent homicide and negligent bodily harm.

The question is whether Féraud violated his duty of supervision. Shortly after the fire, he admitted that the municipality had not carried out the annual fire safety inspection in the “Le Constellation” bar since 2019.