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[deleted] t1_jcwrirq wrote

Reply to comment by _Raspootin_ in Seven missing after blaze destroyed Old Montreal building, fire officials say by Puzzleworth

They often use the term "missing" until the identities of any bodies can be determined, which might be tough to do.

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_Raspootin_ t1_jcwrqxj wrote

Ya it's confusing. I mean during natural disasters "missing" makes sense because bodies could be anywhere, and people may still be alive. I just don't know why they don't say "7 found dead in fire, names will be released pending identification and notification to the next of kin".

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[deleted] t1_jcwszdi wrote

There may be some uncertainty about how many bodies there are in total (vs how many weren't there at the time, and how many were there unexpectedly), if falling debris has mixed them up.

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clgoh t1_jczixri wrote

The structure is too unstable to search inside at this moment, so we don't even know how many bodies will be found.

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