Former pupil at British private school among those missing after Swiss bar fire
Charlotte Niddam studied in the UK before moving to France with her family
A teenager who studied at a private school in Britain is among those missing after a deadly fire at a bar in Switzerland killed at least 40 people and injured 119 others.
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Charlotte Niddam, thought to be 15, has not been heard from since the blaze tore through Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Valais in the early hours of New Year's Day.
Charlotte previously attended Immanuel College, a private Jewish school in Hertfordshire, it was revealed on Friday, before moving back to France with her family.
In a statement, the school said: "We are reaching out with an urgent request for our school community to come together in support of Charlotte Niddam.
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"Charlotte was a student at Immanuel College, and her family have now moved back to France.
"The families have asked that we all keep them in our thoughts and prayers during this extremely difficult time.
"We are all praying for a miracle for Charlotte and the others, and want the families to feel the full strength of the Immanuel College community's support."
Images of the teenager were shared in a post on the Instagram account @cransmontana.avisderecherche which has been set up to help locate those missing.
The account said the teen was a babysitter and that she visits the Alpine ski resort "very often."
It comes as Swiss officials announced that the fire may have been caused by "flares" which were placed on top of champagne bottles and held too close to the ceiling.
One of Charlotte's friends also wrote on social media: "My sweet sweet special Lottie I love you more than the meaning of life. I need my best friend I miss you."
Earlier today, authorities confirmed that the first person to die in the blaze was identified as 16-year-old Italian Emanuele Galeppini.
Police have since confirmed that they have identified 113 of the 119 people who were wounded in the blaze, while work is ongoing to identify those who died in the fire using fingerprints, objects, clothing and DNA samples.
Officers also said that many of the wounded were in their teens to mid-20s, and the injured included 71 Swiss nationals, 14 French and 11 Italians, along with citizens of Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Belgium, Portugal and Poland.
The nationalities of 14 people were still unclear.
Speaking after the death of Mr Galeppini was announced, Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani visited the scene.
Speaking to the press and holding back tears, Mr Tajani said: "It's a tragedy. I'm a father and grandfather, so I can understand what a parent is feeling now.
"This safety situation was terrible. We've seen some dramatic footage. Obviously, something didn't work. It will be the judges who carry out the investigation and apportion liability."