Authorities have put the plan to dismantle the upper floors on hold to focus on a more ‘methodical’ search using a crane and drones
Firefighters and police are continuing to search for at least five missing people at the site of a fatal fire in Old Montreal while the investigation continues.
Insp. David Shane of the Montreal police told a briefing today that searchers are targeting areas based on the probable location of the missing people at the time of the fire Thursday.
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