However, spokesman Lt Guy Lapointe told a news conference on Saturday that it was one possibility among many. The number of confirmed deaths remains unchanged at 10, with 22 people still missing. “We’re trying to find where the fire started and why the fire started. The Red Cross said it had raised about 200,000 Canadian dollars ($US180,000, £110,000) to provide them with clothes, hearing aids, wheelchairs, and other urgent supplies. The ruins of the Residence du Havre have collapsed and are frozen over with a thick layer of ice from fire hoses. I want to say to these people thank you very much.”
– Work crews have resumed the grim task of searching for ice-covered bodies in the wreckage of a seniors' residence in Quebec, where a blaze is believed to have killed more than 30 people. Search teams working in bitter weather conditions are using hot air to melt more than 20 inches of ice and find the 22 elderly people still listed as missing, reports the Montreal Gazette. Ten people are confirmed dead. The tragedy has shaken L'Isle-Verte, a town of around 1,400 people, and rumors are flying about the start of the blaze. According to some reports, the fire began after a night watchman told an elderly resident known for his stubbornness that he couldn't smoke outside, but investigators stress that they are examining many different possible causes. The Red Cross has raised around $180,000 to provide the 20 residents who survived the blaze with clothes, wheelchairs, and other essentials, the BBC reports.