Overview
- Municipal safety chief Christophe Balet was interrogated in Sion, saying a software change caused a 2019–2025 inspection gap, and he is reported to lack a fire‑prevention certificate as investigators seized his phone.
- Owner Jacques Moretti attended the hearing and said he thinks constantly of the victims, with former security head Ken Jacquemoud due to be questioned Monday and the Morettis summoned midweek, according to reports.
- Witness Jean‑Marc Gabrielli told investigators he received no emergency training and described efforts to resuscitate his partner Cyane, with Jessica Moretti present as permitted under Swiss procedure.
- The Valais canton has issued 48 emergency payments of 10,000 francs to victims and families, including transfers to France, Italy and Belgium, and Swiss president Guy Parmelin visited injured patients in Milan.
- In a letter to staff, Jacques and Jessica Moretti denied fleeing with cash and said December wages were blocked by a prosecutorial account freeze, citing salary transfers prepared on January 6, as Swiss and Italian prosecutors set a technical coordination meeting this month.