Swiss families file legal complaint over New Year's bar fire


People gather around a makeshift memorial outside the "Le Constellation" bar, after a deadly fire and explosion during a New Year's Eve party, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana, in southwestern Switzerland, January 4, 2026. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

GENEVA, Jan ‌8 (Reuters) - Families of those who died ‌or were injured in a ‌New Year's Eve fire in thebar of a Swiss ski resort have filed a legal ‍complaint to the Swiss ‍prosecutor's office, a ‌lawyer for a group of victims confirmed ‍to ​Reuters on Thursday.

"Each family filed a complaint and joined ⁠the proceedings as a plaintiff. These ‌applications were accepted (by prosecutors)," Romain Jordan, a ⁠Geneva-based lawyer, ‍said in response to emailed questions.

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