“I apologize to the families. No parent should experience such a tragedy. I can't think of anything else,” Moretti said, quoted by the Italian news agency ANSA. Together with his wife, he was charged with unintentionally causing death and injury to many people and causing a fire.
What was the cause of the fire in Switzerland?
How many people died in the fire?
What charges were brought against the bar owner?
Are the wounded Italians out of danger?
Moretti's interrogation took place in a large hall on the university campus in the city of Sion. The choice of this place was necessary due to the presence of several dozen lawyers of the victims' families who listened to the hearing.
Tragic fire in Switzerland. New information about the injured
A tragic fire broke out in a restaurant in the center of an Alpine town when sparklers stuck to champagne bottles ignited the ceiling, lined with flammable sound-absorbing foam. It came to light that no fire safety inspection had been carried out there since 2020.
In Milan, where the burned Italians were taken to hospital, it was reported that all of them were no longer in danger of life. The first injured people left Niguarda hospital. Among the 41 victims of the fire are six young Italian citizens.
The Italian justice system requested a joint investigation with the Swiss side. Investigators from Rome, who initiated proceedings into the fire, decided on Wednesday to seize the mobile phones of all injured Italians for the purpose of investigation.
