Quake: six under Amatrice hotel rubble (2)

(ANSA) - Rieti, August 25 - A fire brigade official said Thursday four bodies are visible and two more people may be trapped under the rubble of the Hotel Roma in the earthquake-stricken mountain village of Amatrice. A search is ongoing for two young hotel guests whose identification documents were found in the debris, said Carlo Cardinali from the fire brigade. He also confirmed 20 guests fled before the hotel collapsed following a 6.2-magnitude quake before dawn yesterday.
    Cardinali admitted there may be more than six victims trapped under the remains of the hotel, and that its owners confirmed there were about 30 guests.
    The two missing young people own a van parked near the hotel, he added.
    He also said fire fighters at the moment are searching for a total of 15 people reported as missing.