The owners of the Swiss nightclub which erupted into an inferno killing at least 47 people and injuring 115 others are a husband and wife French couple who are known as powerful figures in the Swiss hospitality industry, we can reveal. The blast occurred at around 1.30am local time (12.30am GMT) in the basement of 'Le Constellation', a popular venue located in the centre of the Alpine town of Crans-Montana. Flames quickly spread across the club, consuming it in a raging fire that killed dozens.
...fire investigators probing the cause of the tragedy are now said to be investigating whether the basement which had just one relatively-narrow staircase was effectively 'a disaster waiting to happen'.
They will be asking all the right questions, but leaving out some:
Investigators will also be looking at whether the wooden furnishings inside the basement, the wooden panelling on some of the walls, and the reported foam-style insulation material on the ceiling contributed to the spread of the fire.
Questions will inevitably be asked about how appropriate it was for the venue to use sparklers as props to make a theatrical show of serving drinks.
How about asking who signed off on the building's fire safety certificate, and why they did this? Or why all the regulations the EU boasts about proved worthless in this case?
3 comments:
Julia,
You might just find some of the reports on the CROSS website (Collaborative Reporting On Structural Safety) informative, as it contains reports on some really crass things done close at hand in the UK, not 'over there'.
Not in the EU.....
Not in the EU, I suspect the Fire regulation is local. Generally the Fire Brigades are Volunteers.
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