Overview
- Federal officials said 7.8 million francs will be distributed to 156 people who died or were hospitalized, with an additional fund of up to 20 million francs planned to support out-of-court settlements.
- Corriere della Sera published previously unseen footage that prosecutors in Sion have examined, which appears to capture party-fountain sparks contacting the bar’s foam ceiling.
- The clip shows a waitress on a colleague’s shoulders carrying champagne bottles fitted with fountains, shortly before the ceiling ignites; relatives say staff lacked safety training.
- Owners Jessica and Jacques Moretti are under investigation for negligent homicide, bodily injury and arson, remain free on bail, and deny wrongdoing.
- Reports and witness accounts point to locked exits and a staircase narrowed in renovations, leaving one escape route, as the disaster left 41 dead and more than 100 injured across Europe.