Two homeless people believed to have been sleeping in the historic building remain unaccounted for, as authorities prepare to question a fourth teenage boy in relation to last week's blaze in Surry Hills.
abc.net.au/news/bodies-may-be-found-in-historic-surry-hills-building-after-fire/102406248Police are warning they "cannot rule out" the possibility bodies could be found in the rubble of a Sydney building destroyed by fire.Unstable walls continue to pose a risk to public safetyAs demolition on the heritage building began today, police questioned a fourth young boy, believed to be at the scene when the blaze broke out last Thursday.
"We'll go through the whole investigation and then we'll work out what the best and most appropriate measure is to solve this matter," he said.He would not reveal what the teenagers have told police.He expects to speak to more teenagers as investigations continue. Unstable walls continue to pose a threat to public safety, and to the stability of surrounding buildings.Several teenagers are assisting police with their investigation."We can't rule out that there were people under the rubble. We can't rule it out," Detective Superintendent Arbinja said."I just have a description of them, but we need to do the best we can do to account for these people.
Evacuated residents were briefly allowed to return to their homes to gather supplies over the weekend.
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