Overview
- Audition transcripts report no fire-safety check at Le Constellation since 2019 despite annual inspection requirements under Swiss rules.
- Current and former fire-safety heads say they repeatedly warned political leaders, including commune president Nicolas Féraud, about understaffing and missed controls.
- Christophe Balet cites a January 2025 'Personal Stop' hiring freeze and says five to six additional staff would be needed to meet yearly inspection mandates.
- Officials acknowledge they were not trained to flag highly flammable acoustic foam before January 7, after which the canton issued new instructions.
- Several victims have filed complaints seeking accountability from Féraud, while a furniture supplier who emailed police about rejected fire-retardant options in 2015 says he has not been questioned and has lodged a complaint against a civil-party lawyer.