No safety inspection carried out in more than 5 years
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Safety inspections at a bar struck by a deadly fire on New Year's Eve had not been carried out for the past five years, Swiss officials admitted Tuesday. The bar's French owners, who face charges for negligence and manslauger,
The mayor of Crans-Montana in Switzerland has acknowledged that the bar where 40 people died in a devastating New Year fire had not been subjected to annual safety inspections for several years, a lapse that has intensified scrutiny of local oversight as prosecutors investigate the tragedy.