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Crans&Montana fire: Swiss authorities launch probe into French bar managers
Swiss authorities said on Saturday they had opened a criminal investigation into two French managers of a bar in a Swiss ski resort after a New Year’s Eve fire killed 40 revellers. The blaze, which broke out at a bar in Crans-Montana, injured 16 French nationals, while nine remain unaccounted for, according to an updated report released by the French Foreign Ministry.
Swiss authorities said on Saturday they had opened a criminal investigation into two French managers of a bar in a Swiss ski resort after a New Year’s Eve fire killed 40 revellers. The blaze, which broke out at a bar in Crans-Montana, injured 16 French nationals, while nine remain unaccounted for, according to an updated report released by the French Foreign Ministry.
