Owners of Swiss fatal fire bar break silence

The owners of a Swiss bar that caught fire on New Year's Eve, claiming multiple lives, have pledged to cooperate with an ongoing investigation. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "We are devastated and full of grief," Jacques and Jessica Moretti, owners of the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, wrote in a statement to the AFP news agency. + Swiss media question safety regime following fatal fire at bar It was the couple's first public statement after the Valais public prosecutor's office opened a criminal investigation against them on Saturday for involuntary manslaughter, involuntary bodily harm and negligently causing a fire. In the statement sent by their lawyers, the couple assured that they had full confidence in the investigators and would cooperate with the probe. "You can be assured that we will co-operate fully with them in this regard and that we will not attempt to shirk our responsibilities in any way," the couple stated. They added that their ...