Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Bodies of 2 More Fire Victims Found
From Times staff and Wire reports
Searchers using dogs and heavy equipment found two more bodies and looked for others in the charred hulk of the Fontana Hotel in Miami Beach. The death toll from the fast-moving fire that swept through the 39-year-old, 102-room hotel Friday rose to six with the two discoveries, which officials said apparently lowered to eight the number of tenants unaccounted for. Miami Beach Police Detective Jim Hyde said it may be three or four weeks before the cause of the fire is known.
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