Swiss prosecutors order owner of bar in deadly blaze to be detained

Swiss prosecutors said on Friday they ‌had ordered one of ⁠the two owners of a ski resort bar where a ‍fire on New Year’s Day killed 40 people to be detained due to flight risk, ‌with local media saying the order had been carried out.

Prosecutors are investigating the French owners on suspicion of crimes including homicide by negligence, while victims’ families have filed legal complaints over the fire at the “Le Constellation” bar in Crans-Montana in the Canton of Valais.

Shortly after Swiss newspaper 24 Heures reported that one of the couple, Jacques Moretti, has been remanded in custody, prosecutors said they had issued ⁠an order for him to be held.

The Valais…