More people may be missing, but police can’t enter the building because it is too unstable. The facade will be dismantled stone by stone starting Sunday.
Asked if more people could be missing, Belzil said the police are still gathering information. “That is a possibility,” he added.City of Montreal tax records indicate the building is owned by Emile Benamore. The city assessed the value at $3.7 million.Airbnbs are not permitted in that part of the city, Alain Vaillancourt, Montreal’s executive committee member responsible for public safety, said earlier Saturday.
The priority at the moment is finding the victims, after which the fire department will investigate whether the building followed safety regulations, Guilbault said. “Those questions will be answered in the coming days,” he said.Article content The grandfather of one missing person, 18-year-old Charlie Lacroix, 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 told Radio Canada.
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