Listen to this articleJacques and Jessica Moretti, the French owners of Le Constellation bar, attend a hearing at the office of the public prosecutor of Wallis canton in Switzerland on Friday. (Photo: AFP)CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland - A national day of mourning got under way on Friday in Switzerland for the 40 people killed, mostly teenagers, when fire ravaged a ski resort bar filled with New Year partygoers. Later Friday, Switzerland will come to a standstill for a minute of silence at 2pm local time. Most of those impacted by the inferno at Le Constellation were Swiss, but a total of 19 nationalities were among the dead and injured. ‘Staggering’This week Crans-Montana authorities acknowledged that no fire safety inspections had been conducted at Le Constellation since 2019, prompting outrage.

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