One owner of Le Constellation
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One owner of Le Constellation bar detained after deadly fire in Switzerland

One of the owners of Le Constellation bar in Switzerland has been detained after the deadly fire, local media report.

According to the source, the man, a French citizen who owns the bar with his wife, has been detained after being questioned because authorities consider there is a risk he will flee the country.

40 people were killed in the violent fire that broke out in the popular bar in Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve, and over a hundred people were injured.

The two owners are suspected, among other things, of causing the death of another person.

AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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