Overview

• Police said crews located a second deceased victim Sunday evening in the ruins of the 19‑unit complex at 516 Canal St.
• The site is being treated as a suspicious fire and preserved as a crime scene while cause and origin remain under investigation.
• Two people are still unaccounted for, and the Marin County Coroner’s Office is working to identify both sets of remains.
• Structural hazards are preventing full interior searches as teams shore up the building and conduct forensic work, including soil sampling and waterway testing for accelerants.
• The Aug. 21 blaze injured eight people and displaced more than 50 residents, and authorities are seeking photos or video taken between 5:00 and 5:30 a.m. that morning.