Inferno of Crans-Montana: Operators of the death bar want to reopen their bars | News

Crans-Montana (Switzerland) – In the fire in the Swiss bar “Le Constellation” on New Year’s Eve, 41 people lost their lives, 115 were seriously injured and some were disfigured by horrific burns. But the operators of the Inferno Bar, Jacques (49) and Jessica Moretti (40), want to reopen their two remaining restaurants.

This idea is for the families of the victims Tragedy of Crans-Montana unbearable: You have started a petition against the reopening. “There is no return to business as usual while families are still waiting to understand how their loved ones died,” the appeal said.

New company registered

The Morettis run the burger restaurant “Le Senso” in Crans-Montana and the restaurant “Le Vieux-Chalet” with Corsican specialties in the neighboring town. After the fire on New Year’s Eve that… Fire fountains were set off from champagne bottlesthe operating license of the two restaurants was revoked. But on May 25th, a new company was registered at the address of the “Vieux-Chalet”.

Moretti’s lawyer Nicola Meier confirmed this to BILD: “The goal is to to preserve the assets in question by resuming operations; Otherwise, the companies would go bankrupt and the assets that could potentially be used to compensate victims would be lost.”

Profits should be donated

The lawyer reports death threats in connection with the petition: “Nothing justifies attacking Mr. and Ms. Moretti in this way.” They would transfer their operations to a third party who would pay rent and maintain the properties.

Lawyer Meier continued: “Mr. and Mrs. Moretti intend to donate the profits generated from the operation of ‘Le Senso’ and ‘Le Vieux-Chalet’ to an association that supports the victims of the ‘Constellation’.Brandes supports. They have therefore decided not to suppress the pain, but to counter it with the means at their disposal.”

The couple is against one Deposit of 200,000 Swiss francs each at large and has to report regularly to the police station. The investigation continues. Most recently it was against Jessica Moretti a new investigation into forgery of documents initiated: She is said to have given false information about the origin of the foam that caught fire and ignited the inferno.