SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Police now say they expect additional fatalities from an explosion and fire in Maryland that has already left two people dead and a number of people unaccounted for.
At a news conference Friday, Montgomery County Assistant Police Chief Russ Hamill said he believes additional bodies will be found in the debris of an apartment building in Silver Spring. But he declined to speculate on how many people remain missing; fire officials on Thursday had initially said five to seven people were unaccounted for.
Fire officials say search efforts have been slowed because the building is in danger of collapse and needs to be shored up.
The explosion late Wednesday night shook buildings more than a mile away. On Thursday, police confirmed two deaths, and more than 30 injuries.
