Bar fire victim had no safety training, family says

A young bartender died in a fire after receiving zero safety warnings. Cyane Panine perished in a blaze at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Her family's lawyer states the twenty-four-year-old got no training about dangerous ceiling materials. Panine was filmed wearing a helmet and holding a champagne bottle with a sparkler when the ceiling ignited.

Bar owners Jacques and Jessica Moretti face manslaughter and negligence charges. The fire killed forty people and injured over one hundred others. Investigators believe sparklers lit flammable soundproofing foam lining the ceiling. Safety inspections had not occurred at the venue for five years prior.

Panine's lawyer said she was not scheduled for table service but was asked to help. She followed instructions in front of a manager, completely unaware of the hazard. The family stated Panine felt exploited and suffered under poor working conditions. She had expressed frustration about a lack of empathy from her employers regarding her workload.

A court imposed a travel ban on Jessica Moretti, requiring daily police check-ins. Jacques Moretti remains in custody, deemed a potential flight risk. Authorities provided emergency payments to victims and banned pyrotechnics indoors. The family called Panine a wonderful person, stolen from them, a clear victim of neglected safety standards.