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Swiss families file legal complaint over New Year's bar fire

Swiss families file legal complaint over New Year's bar fire

GENEVA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Families of those who died or were ​injured in a New Year's ‌Eve fire in the bar of a Swiss ski ‌resort have filed a legal complaint to the Swiss prosecutor's office, a lawyer for a group of victims ⁠confirmed to ‌Reuters on Thursday.

"Each family filed a complaint and joined the ‍proceedings as a plaintiff. These applications were accepted (by prosecutors)," Romain Jordan, a Geneva-based ​lawyer, said in response to emailed ‌questions.

He did not specify the target of the legal complaint, adding only that it was "against all those responsible, without exception".

The criminal investigation into the ⁠Crans-Montana fire only ​includes the bar's owners ​who are suspected of crimes including homicide by negligence. Questions remain ‍about ⁠the fire and the safety procedures in place.

Prosecutors for the canton ⁠of Valais did not respond to requests for ‌comment.

(Reporting by Emma Farge, editing ‌by Thomas Seythal)