Owner of Swiss bar where deadly New Year's fire killed 40 detained by prosecutors: Officials
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Key Points:
- Jacques Moretti, owner of the Swiss bar Le Constellation where a New Year's Day fire killed 40 people and injured 116, was detained by prosecutors and placed in pre-trial detention in Sion.
- The fire, of undetermined origin, broke out around 1:30 a.m. on January 1 in the Crans-Montana resort town, with investigators considering several hypotheses including sparklers on champagne bottles as a possible cause.
- The bar had not undergone safety inspections in the last five years, and local officials cited a "culture of reckless risk-taking" that endangered customers and staff.
- Moretti's wife, Jessica Moretti, who was present during the fire and sustained burns, was
