Hamill said that the condition of the bodies made it impossible to determine their age or sex. "The building still presents as a collapse hazard, which is a dangerous situation for the personnel," Steckel said. In some cases, more people may have lived in a specific apartment than were listed on the official records. Witnesses described the explosion like a bomb going off, and people more than a mile away reported their homes shaking. Firefighters found people on upper floors who needed help, Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said at a briefing.

Source: Fox News August 13, 2016 02:15 UTC