- Jul 13
Crans-Montana tourism body expects stable summer bookings six months after deadly New Year’s bar fire
Six months after a fire at the Le Constellation bar killed 41 people and injured 115, Crans-Montana Tourisme & Congrès says summer and autumn bookings remain stable, though geopolitical tensions and a strong franc weigh on the market.
- Jul 5
Son of Crans-Montana club owners removed from elite private school after New Year's Eve fire that killed 41
The four-year-old son of the couple who ran the Le Constellation club, where a fire killed 41 on New Year's Eve, has been removed from Le Régent International School in Crans-Montana and now attends a public school in nearby Lens.
- Jun 27
Valais president says Le Constellation bar will 'never reopen as a bar' after New Year fire that killed 41; youth space and memorial planned
Six months after a fire killed 41 young people at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Valais president Christophe Darbellay said the venue will become a youth-dedicated space, with a memorial and a commemoration ceremony planned for 1 January 2027.
- Jun 16
Six months after fire killed 41, Crans-Montana president Nicolas Féraud apologises at first assembly
Nearly six months after the New Year's Eve fire at Le Constellation bar killed 41 and injured over 100, Crans-Montana president Nicolas Féraud addressed 378 citizens in a tense assembly and presented official apologies for the tragedy.
- Jun 11
Swiss prosecutors asked to upgrade charges to murder after Crans-Montana bar owners disclosed fire risk in 2019 WhatsApp messages
Attorneys for families of the 41 victims of the January 1 bar fire are pushing for more severe charges after a 2019 WhatsApp exchange surfaced, showing the owners had been explicitly warned about the risk of sparklers igniting acoustic foam.
- Jun 5
Crans-Montana fire: bar owner Jessica Moretti charged with forgery over acoustic foam invoice
Jessica Moretti, co-owner of the Le Constellation bar where 41 people died in a New Year's Eve fire, was charged with forgery on Friday after allegedly submitting a falsified invoice for the acoustic foam that ignited.
