FOUR victims from the deadly Swiss bar blaze have been identified as two women, ages 16 and 21, and two men, aged 16 and 18.
The four tragic victims – all Swiss nationals – were killed in the New Year’s Eve nightclub inferno in the tourist resort of Crans-Montana, Valais.
Their bodies have been returned to their families and Swiss police are yet to release further details including names.
Around 40 other people were killed in the deadly “flashover” fire that ripped through the crowded club at around 1:30 local time (12:30am GMT) on Thursday.
Desperate families of youngsters have begged for information on their loved ones.
Teenagers as young as 14 have not been seen or heard from since the disastrous blaze.
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A girl educated in the UK is still missing after the horror blaze.
Charlotte Niddam, believed to be 15, is listed on the resort’s website as a babysitter, adding that she is in Crans “very often”.
What we know so far…
She attended Immanuel College, a private Jewish school in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
Italian 16-year-old Emanuele Galeppini, was the first victim to be named yesterday.
The teen was a keen golfer and his Instagram account features a pic of him posing with pro Rory McIlroy, captioned “Pic of the year”.
He was “widely regarded as a promising young talent”, and was originally from Genoa, according to Golf Digest.
Photos documenting other missing persons, mostly teenagers and young people, with their names, dates of birth and relatives’ contact details, have been posted on social media.
Two girls, aged just 14 and 15, are among the missing. They are believed to be sisters.
Family members of Diana and Alicia Gonset posted a beautiful photograph of the girls standing side by side dressed in party attire.
Laetitia Brodard-Sitre from western Switzerland is also searching for her child, Arthur.
She posted a photo of her son on her Facebook feed with the words: “My son Arthur Brodard, born February 22, 2009, is among the victims of the fire in Crans-Montana.
“We don’t know if he’s alive or where he is. If you have any information about which hospital he’s in, please contact me. Share.”
She said: “I’ve been looking for my son for over 30 hours. I don’t know which hospital he is in. I don’t know which district he is in. I don’t know which canton or country he is in. I won’t stop looking. I won’t let go.”
Nora Sirisin’s cousin appealed for anyone with information. She wrote: “She wears a gold chain with a heart-shaped pendant, black jeans, a cream jacket, a black turtle-neck sweater. If you have information, please contact her mother.”
The bar owners could now face manslaughter charges as officials continue a probe into whether the building had adequate safety measures in place.
The married couple Jacques Moretti, 49, and Jessica, 40, snapped up the venue in 2015 and transformed it from a rundown café into a party hotspot for the après-ski crowd.
Jacques did most of the renovation work on Le Constellation himself.
A former firefighter claimed that the bar used the “same insulation foam as Grenfell” to coat the ceiling.
Valais’ top lawyer Beatrice Pilloud said investigators had started the grim task of combing through the blackened ruins of the venue, examining videos on social media and interviewing survivors for clues.
Pilloud said the pair had not been interviewed under caution, but added police could take action if they were considered flight risks.
The availability of adequate fire extinguishing systems and escape routes, and patron numbers will also be investigated.
The deadly fire was started by champagne sparklers which set fire to the ceiling of the packed venue.
Bottle service waitresses, donning bizarre neon motorcycle helmets, can be seen carrying sparkling candles in glass bottles to tables of revellers, in advertising material released by Le Constellation.
Teen survivor ran back into flames to save victims
EXCLUSIVE by Paul Sims, Special Correspondent
A TEEN survivor of the tragic Swiss bar blaze has revealed how he ran back inside to save trapped victims of the massacre that killed at least 40 people.
Student Ferdinand Du Beaudiez, 19, was partying with seven pals – including his brother and girlfriend – inside Le Constellation when it went up in flames in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.
As the fire tore through the venue, Ferdinand fought through the surging flames and made for a narrow staircase before scrambling to safety.
The teen, who was holidaying with family in the Alps, told The Sun: “I took my girlfriend’s arm, and I screamed to everyone, ‘get out’.
“There were so many people on the stairs trying to get out that I lost her arm. I reached the top of the stairs but fell to the ground.”
But Ferdinand refused to leave his friends and brother to perish inside and ran back in to find them.
He added: “I was looking for my brother, my girlfriend and my friends. And I couldn’t think to let them stay in the fire when I was alive outside.”
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