“I saw her hurrying away”: Louise, the only unharmed employee of Constellation, describes the fire in Crans-Montana.

She didn’t notice the fire immediately and only reacted when she sensed a commotion in the crowd. “I wondered if I had time to go behind the bar and get a bucket of water, but it was too late, everything was already engulfed in flames,” she explained to investigators. Louise managed to escape the burning bar through the main door before the building exploded. She witnessed a nightmarish scene. “I keep seeing the faces of the dead, people I had served, people I recognized outside, burned beyond recognition. The smell still lingers in my nostrils,” she recalled.

“I’m sad, heartbroken, shocked.”

Before explaining further, she had gone to the “1900” bar, located directly across the street, which provided shelter to many victims at night. “There are mirrors everywhere in the ‘1900,’ you can see your reflection: It was horrific.” When asked about the rumors that Jessica Moretti had fled with the cash register, Louise replied: “I didn’t see a cash register. I only saw her hurrying away.” She reportedly concluded, “I am sad, heartbroken, shocked. I wonder how this could have happened, and I emphasize: very quickly, much too quickly.”