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Six people missing in fatal Montreal fire are from U.S., Ontario, Quebec: police

Mar 20, 2023 | 7:58 AM

MONTREAL — The search continues for six people missing after a fire swept through a historic Old Montreal building last week.

A Montreal fire department spokesman says firefighters will begin dismantling the second and third floors of the building today.

Montreal police say the body of a woman was pulled from the rubble Sunday evening.

Insp. David Shane says the police force’s fire unit used a drone to help locate the victim.