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Crans-Montana fire investigation report delayed until at least January 2027
A fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, in Switzerland’s Valais canton, killed 41 people and injured 115 on January 1.
The Valais public prosecutor commissioned the Zurich Forensic Institute and Swiss Safety Center to investigate what caused the fire and the circumstances around it.
Their work is taking longer than expected because of its complexity.
The report had originally been expected by the end of August.
The investigation includes tests of how easily foam in the bar’s basement catches fire and how it burns.
The two institutions asked for more time, and the report is now expected no earlier than the end of January 2027.
The report into the Crans-Montana fire is now expected no earlier than the end of January 2027.
Valais Attorney General Beatrice Pilloud confirmed that the deadline was extended because the work is complex.
The Zurich Forensic Institute and Swiss Safety Center were commissioned to investigate the fire’s causes and circumstances.
The report was originally expected at the end of August.
The fire on January 1 killed 41 people and injured 115.
- Who
- Valais Attorney General Beatrice Pilloud confirmed the delay. The Zurich Forensic Institute and Swiss Safety Center are preparing the report.
- What
- The report on the causes and circumstances of the Crans-Montana fire has been delayed.
- When
- It is expected no earlier than the end of January 2027; it was originally expected at the end of August.
- Where
- Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland.
- Why
- The work is taking longer than expected because of its complexity.
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The report was originally expected to be delivered.
Pilloud confirmed that the deadline had been extended.
The report is expected no earlier than this time.
- Expected report
- No earlier than the end of January 2027
- Original deadline
- End of August
- Investigating institutions
- Zurich Forensic Institute; Swiss Safety Center
- Fire date
- January 1
- Deaths and injuries
- 41 killed; 115 injured
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