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

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    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)

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