Overview
- Police say all 116 injured have been identified and 83 patients remain in hospitals, with roughly 50 transferred to specialized burn centers in EU countries.
- Investigators consider sparklers the likely trigger after sparks reportedly ignited acoustic foam on the basement ceiling during a New Year’s disco.
- Authorities have opened a criminal investigation into owners Jacques and Jessica Moretti on suspicions of negligent homicide and bodily harm.
- Local officials reported that a five-person safety team oversees checks for more than ten thousand buildings, and the resort has now banned sparklers.
- All 40 victims have been identified, aged 14–39 with 20 minors, including citizens of Switzerland, France, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Romania and Turkey; France reports nine citizens among the dead, Russia says none of the victims are Russian, and a memorial and national mourning are set for January 9.