We ask for everyone’s prayers over this extremely tragic incident in Quebec Canada where a fire swept through a retirement home Thursday were as many as 32 people are reported missing, 8 of which have been confirmed dead.
A massive fire swept through a three-story retirement building in L’Isle-Verte about 140 miles northeast of Quebec City. Quebec Provincial Police Lt. Guy Lapointe at a Saturday news conference lowered the number of missing from about 30 to 24 based on more detailed information. Officials have formally identified two of the victims, with their names to be released later Saturday.
“The 24 people that are still missing, I think we can assume the worst. We’re not going to confirm any deaths until we’ve actually recovered the remains,” Lapointe said.
The cause of the massive blaze that swept through the Residence du Havre was under investigation, and police asked the public for any videos or photos that might yield clues.
Search teams of police, firefighters and coroners slowly and methodically picked their way through the ruins, working in shifts in the extreme cold with temperatures hovering around minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 20 degrees Celsius) Friday.
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