By Emma Farge and Cecile Mantovani, Reuters

Photo: AFP / Fabrice Coffrini

Swiss prosecutors said on Friday (Swiss time) they had ordered one of the two owners of a ski resort bar where a fire on New Year's Day killed 40 people to be detained due to flight risk, with local media saying the order had been carried out.

Prosecutors are investigating the French owners on suspicion of crimes including homicide by negligence, while victims' families have filed legal complaints over the fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana in the Canton of Valais.

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