Overview
- Authorities acknowledged no periodic fire-safety inspections were carried out at Le Constellation from 2020 to 2025, prompting a ban on indoor pyrotechnics and expedited external audits of 128 public venues.
- Documents show the owner sought a December 19 permit to expand the venue that included removing a lateral exit, while investigators scrutinize flammable acoustic foam installed during 2015 works.
- All 40 victims have been identified, and five of the six Italian victims were repatriated on a state flight, with the sixth to be buried in Switzerland.
- Police say all 116 injured have been identified, with 83 still hospitalized, as cross-border medical support and family assistance continue.
- Managers Jacques and Jessica Moretti are under investigation without pretrial detention, France has opened a supporting inquiry, and reporters near the site reported threats and intimidation.