Fire disaster Crans-Montana: authorities informed about violations in bar since 2018
Almost three weeks after the fire in Crans-Montana VS, more has become known about the checks carried out by the municipality's safety officer. The authorities had been aware of breaches by the manager of the "Le Constellation" bar since 2018.
20.01.2026, 20:01
SDA
The "Le Constellation" bar was inspected three times in 2016, 2018 and 2019. "However, only the veranda was inspected in 2016 (editor's note: by the then municipality of Chermignon)," it was stated on Tuesday evening in the "Forum" program on RTS television in French-speaking Switzerland, referring to documents that Keystone-SDA was also able to view.
In January 2018, the safety officer of the municipality of Crans-Montana asked the manager Jacques Moretti to limit the number of visitors to his restaurant to 100 people per floor. The officer also gave him three months to indicate where the fire extinguishers were located. Evacuation plans and appropriate staff training were also lacking at the time.
No evidence of acoustic foam
During the inspection in May 2019, all of these demands were made again by the safety officer, as the managing director had not met the expectations of the municipal administration. In 2019, he was given another three months to comply with the regulations.
Since then, the bar has not been inspected again. As far as the issue of soundproofing foam is concerned, there is no reference to this in the aforementioned reports.
In 2016, 2018 and 2019, Jacques Moretti was not the owner of the premises, but merely the manager of the business.
