Among them is Emanuele Galeppini, a 16-year-old junior golfer, originally from Genoa but now living in Dubai.
The Italian Golf Federation has said he is dead, without mentioning the fire, paying tribute to a “young athlete who carried with him passion and authentic values”.
His father, Edoardo, is quoted by Italian TV channel TG24 as saying his son was at the bar and was last heard from around midnight. An Italian foreign ministry spokesperson has told the BBC that it was not confirming the death yet.
Giovanni Tamburi, 16, is also among the missing. His mother, Carla Masiello, from Bologna, told La Repubblica that he had been on holiday with his father but had gone out with friends and ended up at La Constellation.
“A close friend of his told me they ran away after the fire broke out and that he had [his phone] with him, but then at a certain point he couldn’t see him anymore,” she told the newspaper, adding he had been wearing a gold chain with a small Madonna around his neck.
Tania Causio, one of his teachers at Porta Saragozza High School, told La Repubblica: “I’ve always been struck by his kindness and smile, coupled with great maturity. Every time I walk into class, he asks if I want him to go get me a coffee.”
