Firefighters enter the building as they continue the search for victims in Montreal, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. 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. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
MONTREAL – Police have identified one of two confirmed victims of a fatal fire in Old Montreal, as the search continues for at least five others who remain missing.
Montreal police Insp. David Shane identified the victim as 76-year-old Camille Maheux.
Shane told reporters at the scene today that Maheux’s body was the first one recovered from the fire on Sunday evening. A second body was removed from the rubble on Tuesday but has not yet been identified.
Firefighters and police are still searching for at least five people who remain missing after a fire tore through the historic stone building early last Thursday.
Shane told a briefing earlier today that searchers are targeting areas of the building where the missing people were likely located when the fire started, with the help of a crane, specialized camera equipment and drones.
Authorities have said identities of victims will only be released after confirmation from two separate methods, including a DNA test or dental records.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 22, 2023.
