Owner of Swiss Bar Where 40 Died Is Ordered to Jail as a Flight Risk - The New York Times
Google News • 1/12/2026 – 1/14/2026
Summary
The owner of a Swiss bar where 40 people died in a fire has been ordered to jail as a flight risk. The fire occurred during New Year celebrations at the Crans-Montana bar, where the service door was reportedly locked. A waitress who allegedly started the fire was killed in the blaze. There is growing anger at the ski bar resort regarding the failure to protect patrons.
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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
93d
Age
1
Sources
from cluster
2200
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^2200/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^2200/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5
Score BreakdownRisk 50
Source Reputation: Low-trust source (6/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: 93 days - proven survivor
Stories gain Lindy status through source reputation, network consensus, and time survival.
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