Archive · 10 Jan 2026
Swiss Ski Resort Fire: 47 Dead, Co-Owner Apologizes
A big fire happened at a nightclub in a Swiss ski town on New Year's Eve.
The fire started when people were celebrating with champagne bottles that had sparklers on them.
The sparklers set fire to the ceiling, and the fire spread quickly.
Many people, mostly teenagers, died, and many others were hurt.
The owners of the nightclub, a husband and wife, are in trouble because they didn't follow safety rules.
One of them, Jessica, said she was sorry for what happened.
The whole country had a day to remember the people who died.
A fire at Le Constellation nightclub in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, killed 47 people and injured 116 on New Year's Eve.
The fire was caused by champagne bottles with sparklers igniting soundproofing foam on the ceiling.
Co-owner Jessica Moretti apologized tearfully to the victims; her husband, Jacques, was arrested.
The nightclub had not undergone mandatory safety inspections for the past five years.
Switzerland observed a day of national mourning, with church bells ringing and public services pausing.
- Who
- Victims were mostly teens; owners Jessica and Jacques Moretti
- What
- Fire at Le Constellation nightclub
- When
- New Year's Eve, 2025
- Where
- Crans-Montana, Switzerland
- Why
- Champagne bottles with sparklers ignited ceiling foam
- Location
- Crans-Montana, Switzerland
- Date
- New Year's Eve, 2025
- Casualties
- 47 dead, 116 injured
- Cause
- Champagne bottles with sparklers ignited ceiling foam
- Owners Charged
- Jessica and Jacques Moretti
- Charges
- Manslaughter, arson, bodily harm by negligence
- Safety Inspections
- Not conducted for 5 years
