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J DA DAY BLIND SPOT WARNING . * The Blind Spot Warning/ Blind Spot Intervention T Systems are not substitutes for proper lane change procedures. The systems will not prevent contact with other vehicles or accidents due to careless or dangerous driving techniques or detect every vehicle or object around you. NISSAN ALTIMA E LLIOT LAKE, Ont. - Police say at least nine people remain unaccounted for in a labyrinth of twisted metal and heavy concrete slabs after the roof collapsed at a mall in the northern Ontario city of Elliot Lake. But Ontario Provincial Police Insp. Percy Jollymore insisted Sunday that number was fluctuating as some of those reported as missing had been located and others - who hadn't been heard from - were added to the list. " The problem with this is there's no precise science, we don't know who was in the mall when it collapsed," said Jollymore. " We won't stop until the list has been satisfied." Meanwhile, a rescue official said at least two people were trapped in the rubble as crews worked around the clock to stabilize the scene. Officials suspect one of those imprisoned " could be a casualty," but they said it would take until early this morning before the structure was deemed safe enough for search and rescue teams to go in. Provincial police said images of the partially collapsed roof at the Algo Centre Mall, which served as a parking lot, showed a hand and a foot in the dusty debris. " We have obtained some visual information relating to a visual of a hand and a foot which is our grounds for the suspected casualty in this case, we cannot confirm the identity," said Jollymore. " The location is such that we cannot approach it at this time." Officials also said they heard some taps coming from behind fallen slabs of concrete and metal. " Some of our search members this morning heard a couple of taps," said Bill Needles, a spokesman from the Heavy Urban Search and Rescue team which travelled from Toronto. " They called for a quick silence on the site and there was a couple more taps. That was an indication to us that we were dealing with a rescue," he said. " We then turned our whole efforts towards trying to locate this individual. There was no verbal, there was no sight, we have no idea if it's male, female, what age, it was just a tap." Needles said crews drilled through a wall in an attempt to locate the victim but weren't able to find anyone. At that point crews decided the site was too unstable to send in rescue workers. The operation is still a rescue mission, though, and officials said they were still hoping to find people alive. " We're believing that they're still there and still alive," Needles said. The roof of the mall came crashing down through two floors just before 2: 30 p. m. on Saturday. The collapse left a gaping hole about 12 metres by 24 metres, downed hydro lines and it triggered a gas leak. Two kiosks selling lottery tickets, cigarettes and magazines were located in the area where the roof caved in and were open before the incident, eyewitnesses said. By Saturday evening, hope mingled with frustration in the close- knit community as residents waited anxiously for news. " There's a fair amount missing," said Heather Richer, who owns a restaurant in the mall and was at work when the collapse occurred. " I'm hoping everyone's found, but I'm giving up hope on whether they're going to find them alive." Richer, who was particularly concerned about an acquaintance who was unaccounted for, described Saturday's thunderous collapse as a nightmare. " It was almost like a little mini earthquake, like a big bang, and then gone," she said. " There was nothing there. Everything started to cave in, water was pouring out of the pipes." The two- storey centre, which was built in the early 1980s, underwent a structural study in May and received a passing grade, said a source with Eastwood Mall Inc., which owns the mall. Work was being done on the roof before the collapse to prevent leaks, but no " substantial renovations" were underway, the source said. Work to re- seal the surface of the roof was, however, planned for the near future. As emergency crews continued to scrutinize the scene on Sunday, some irate residents in the city, which in recent years has become a popular retirement destination, said the mall, while a bustling community hub, was an older building much in need of repairs. " The mall's always had leaks ( and) roof damage," said Jean- Marc Hayward, who was in the mall at the time of the collapse. " There's a spot near the food court where there ( was) a hole in the ceiling and you could see the beams and they're all rusted." Hayward, who heard and felt a loud rumble moments before the roof crumbled, said the ceiling of the mall always dripped when it rained. " I used to say, ' One of these days, a car's going to come through there'... it finally gave way, I guess," he said. - The Canadian Press Nine unaccounted for after roof collapse Rescue teams unable to do search until today PAUL KAZULAK / THE CANADIAN PRESS The gaping hole left by the collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. A_ 10_ Jun- 25- 12_ FP_ 01. indd A8 6/ 24/ 12 10: 17: 19 PM ;