Foam Ceiling and Blocked Exit in Nightclub Fire Probe (Full Transcript)

Footage shows unstable foam panels and an emergency exit blocked by a chair, raising questions about safety lapses before a deadly nightclub fire.
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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: 15 jours avant le drame, voici à quoi ressemblait le plafond du Constellation. 8 plaques de mousse tout juste changées, qui ne tiennent pas en place, et que tente de caler tant bien que mal avec des serviettes et des queues de billard, Gaëtan, le serveur de la discothèque. Inquiet de ce bricolage, il envoie cette vidéo à Jacques Moretti, son patron. Voici sa réponse.

[00:00:20] Speaker 2: « Oui Gaëtan, tu vois si ça tombe, parce que j'ai mis une mousse, mais une mousse que je ne connais pas, donc dis-moi si c'est bon. Dis-moi si elle tombe ou pas. Si elle tombe, il va falloir le laisser malheureusement.

[00:00:32] Speaker 3: » Pour l'avocat de Gaëtan, ces images sont accablantes. « Ce problème-là, qui était un problème cardinal, crucial et mortel, on s'en est rendu compte, je veux dire, aux yeux des exploitants, ça devenait complètement accessoire.

[00:00:46] Speaker 1: » Lors de son audition mardi dernier face à la justice, Jacques Moretti estime que cette mousse ne présentait aucun danger. Il dit même l'avoir testée.

[00:00:55] Speaker 4: « J'ai pris un chalumeau pour tester. Ça a brûlé, j'ai dû éteindre le feu. Mais le seul truc qui m'a dérangé, c'est la fumée. Sinon, rien ne m'a choqué. Beaucoup de fumée pour pas grand-chose.

[00:01:06] Speaker 1: » Autre élément au cœur de l'enquête, une issue de secours verrouillée selon plusieurs témoins le soir de l'incendie. Sur cette photo provenant de la vidéosurveillance quelques minutes avant le drame, une chaise bloquait la sortie.

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Fifteen days before a deadly incident at the Constellation nightclub, a server films newly replaced foam ceiling panels that won’t stay in place and are crudely propped up with towels and pool cues. He alerts the owner, Jacques Moretti, who replies by asking to be told if the foam falls and implying it may have to be left as is. The server’s lawyer says the footage shows a crucial, lethal safety issue being treated as secondary. During a later judicial hearing, Moretti claims the foam was not dangerous and says he tested it with a blowtorch; it burned and had heavy smoke but did not shock him. The investigation also focuses on an emergency exit reportedly locked on the night of the fire; CCTV shows a chair blocking the door minutes before the tragedy.
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Ceiling foam and blocked exit cited in nightclub fire probe
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Arow Key Takeaways
  • Video recorded 15 days before the tragedy shows unstable, newly changed foam ceiling panels being propped up with improvised items.
  • The owner’s response suggests uncertainty about the material and a willingness to leave it if it falls, which the lawyer frames as negligence.
  • The owner later claims the foam posed no danger and says he tested it with a blowtorch; it burned and produced significant smoke.
  • A reportedly locked emergency exit is a key investigative point; CCTV shows a chair blocking the exit shortly before the incident.
  • The case centers on whether known safety hazards were minimized or ignored ahead of the deadly fire.
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Negative: The tone is grave and accusatory, emphasizing unsafe conditions, alleged negligence, and factors linked to a fatal fire (unstable foam panels, improvised fixes, and a blocked/locked emergency exit).
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