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Gavin Blackburn

Swiss bar owners 'overwhelmed with grief' in first public comments since 40 killed in fire

The owners of the Swiss bar where 40 people died in a New Year's fire said on Tuesday that they were "devastated and overwhelmed with grief," pledging their "full cooperation" with investigators.

"Words cannot adequately describe the tragedy that unfolded that night at Le Constellation," Jacques and Jessica Moretti said in their first public statement since a criminal investigation was opened against them Saturday following the blaze in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana.

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