The mayor of Crans-Montana revealed that the bar where a tragic New Year's fire claimed 40 lives and injured over 100 people had not received required safety inspections for five years. Municipal officials confirmed that the last inspection occurred in 2019, in violation of local regulations. This lack of oversight has raised serious concerns about enforcement of safety standards in the region. Authorities are now facing scrutiny as investigations continue into how such a lapse could have contributed to the devastating incident.