The body of a woman has been retrieved. There are six more people missing, from Quebec, Ontario and the United States.
Full Screen is not supported on this browser version.“We also plan to continue searching through the rubble in an attempt to locate and extricate additional victims,” Guilbault said from the scene.
“For now, we cannot confirm anything about the way the building was made, and we don’t have any specific information about no windows in some apartments, we have to confirm that,” he said, adding it’s also unclear whether the building had functioning fire alarms.Article content A source told the Montreal Gazette these photos show windowless rooms inside an Old Montreal building that burned March 16, 2023.The grandfather of 18-year-old Charlie Lacroix, who is missing, told Radio Canada his granddaughter twice called 911 begging for help. She and a friend were inside an apartment that had no windows, Robert Lacas said.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.“All I know is that she called 911,” Lacas said.
“Our hearts go out to the victims of this tragedy, and to their families and loved ones,” he said. “We are providing our support to those affected.” The city has to receive an official complaint before an inspector can go to a building to see whether there is an illegal rental, Plante said.
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