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The death toll from a powerful explosion in the Dominican Republic this week has risen to 27, as firefighters continued efforts to extinguish the ongoing blaze, the country’s national emergency director said.
Juan Manuel Mendez, director of the Emergency Operations Center, also said on Wednesday that there were no longer any people believed missing.
Juan Manuel Mendez, director of the Emergency Operations Center, also said on Wednesday that there were no longer any people believed missing.
Earlier, authorities cited 10 missing but said that would change as forensic officials identified bodies found by search teams.
Officials said the explosion began on Monday with a fire near a bakery in the city of San Cristobal, which lies just west of the capital of Santo Domingo. The emergency responders have not been able to fully access the building where the explosion occurred.