Prosecutors expand Swiss ski bar fire probe to include mayor, document shows

Letters forming the name Crans‑Montana are illuminated almost a month after a deadly fire during a New Year’s Eve party at the "Le Constellation" bar in the upscale ski resort of Crans‑Montana, Switzerland, January 31, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

GENEVA, March 9 (Reuters) - ⁠Swiss prosecutors have extended their investigation into a fatal ski ⁠bar fire that killed 41 people, mostly teenagers, and added the ‌mayor of the ski town of Crans-Montana to the list of suspects, a document showed.

Mayor Nicolas Feraud is named as a defendant in one of the prosecutors' documents seen by ​Reuters summoning him for questioning on April 13. ⁠He did not immediately respond ⁠to a request for comment.