Swiss prosecutors place bar managers under investigation after deadly blaze

Swiss Air-Ambulance approaches landing at the Sion airport, following a fire and an explosion at the "Le Constellation" bar, during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, in Sion, Switzerland, January 2, 2026. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

VIENNA, ‌Jan 3 (Reuters) - Swiss ‌prosecutors said on ‌Saturday they have placed under criminal investigation ‍the two ‍managers of ‌a bar where a ‍blaze ​on New Year's ⁠Day killed at least 40 ‌people.

The offences they ⁠are ‍suspected of having committed are ‍homicide by negligence, ‌causing bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence, the prosecutors' office in the canton ‌of Valais said in a statement.

(Reporting ​by Francois Murphy; editing by Jason Neely)