Four bodies had already been found earlier this week. Two other people are still missing.
Testimonials from former tenants and victims of the building in Old Montreal destroyed by the March 16 fire have raised questions about the safety of the premises.
Police and firefighters say it is still too early to determine the cause of the fire. However, witnesses spoke of faulty smoke detectors and a lack of emergency exits.Article content The William-Watson-Ogilvie Building was built in 1890 and originally housed the offices of a flour company. It was gradually converted into housing between the end of the 1960s and the 1980s, with an architecture firm remaining on the ground floor.
Louis-Philippe Lacroix said his 18-year-old daughter, Charlie, presumed missing in the fire, called 911 twice within minutes to say she was unable to get out of the unit she was staying in, as there was no window or emergency exit. A fire survivor, Alina Kuzmina, said although the unit she rented with her husband in the semi-basement had fire alarms, she does not recall hearing them go off. Kuzmina was able to escape from the building by breaking a window.
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