fifteenth January 2026
The Swiss canton of Valais is the most recent to ban them in all indoor public locations. It follows a hearth at a bar within the ski resort of Crans-Montana the place 40 folks had been killed and 116 had been injured. NEW
The canton of Vaud was the primary to outlaw them and was adopted by the canton of Geneva.
Switzerland has 26 cantons.
The blaze at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana is believed to have began when sparklers connected to champagne bottles set mild to sound-insulating foam padding on the ceiling.
Crans-Montana is within the Valais Canton.
See right here for PlanetSKI’s protection of the tragedy:
The 2 co-owners of Le Constallation, French couple Jacques and Jessica Moretti, have been accused of:
Manslaughter by negligenceBodily hurt by negligenceArson by negligence
Jacques Moretti is being held in custody for an preliminary interval of 90 days.
His spouse has needed to give up her passport and report back to police each day.
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