GENEVA, Jan 7 - Soundproofing foam that caught fire in a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana at New Year, killing 40 people, should have been subject to regular safety checks by law, a senior official said, contradicting the town's mayor. Investigators suspect the blaze at "Le Constellatio»»»

Nicolas Feraud said by law, the municipal fire department should conduct annual inspections in establishments open to the public. (EPA Images pic) CRANS-MONTANA: Swiss authorities admitted Tuesday that fire safety inspections had not been carried out for the past five years at a bar where 40 people»»»

Swiss inferno bar owners 'overwhelmed with grief' The owners of the Swiss bar where 40 people died in a blaze said Tuesday they were "devastated and overwhelmed with grief", and pledged their "full cooperation" with investigators. Swiss inferno bar owners 'overwhelmed with grief' "Words cannot adeq»»»

Swiss authorities on Tuesday said that fire safety inspections had not been carried out since 2019 at Le Constellation bar in the Swiss Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana where 40 people died and 116 where injured in a New Year's Eve blaze. The law requires the municipal fire department to con»»»