Families dismayed by fire safety check lapses

Families of the victims of a deadly Swiss bar fire were shocked to learn that no fire safety inspections had been conducted at the premises for five years, one of their lawyers said on Tuesday.

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Romain Jordan, who is representing several families, told reporters his clients “received with dismay” information from municipal authorities in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana acknowledging failings in the fire safety checks at Le Constellation bar.

“The staggering number of breaches and shortcomings in the inspections raises the question of whether the municipality should be investigated with even greater urgency,” he added.

And “we would have liked to hear an apology, especially five days after the incident,” Jordan added.