Second body recovered from Old Montreal building destroyed by fire
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Montreal police confirmed Tuesday evening that a second body has been recovered from the building in Old Montreal that was destroyed by a fire last week.
Montreal police confirmed Tuesday evening that a second body has been recovered from the building in Old Montreal that was destroyed by a fire last week.
The fire department's technical rescue unit found the victim while searching the building using a crane.
The body has been taken to a forensic lab to be identified.
More details are expected Wednesday at 8 a.m. when fire and police officials hold a news conference.
Five people are still missing.
A woman's body was extracted on Sunday. She has yet to be identified.
"It will be a long process and we will not be able to give names very fast, but we cannot make a mistake," said Montreal police (SPVM) inspector David Shane.