Prosecutors investigating the deadly New Year bar inferno in Crans-Montana have opened a criminal investigation against a former security official in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. The man would be the third person charged in the case, after the bar's owners, French couple Jacques and Jessica Moretti. The move would mean the investigation is extending its focus beyond the owners to the actions of the Crans-Montana municipality. Local authorities triggered outrage on January 6th when they revealed that no annual safety check had been carried out at the bar since 2019. The women's downhill race will be held on Friday and the super giant slalom on Saturday, with the men's downhill on Sunday.