Maldives Police Service has revealed that they have begun a search to locate a possible dead body from the site where a devastating fire broke out last Friday.

Speaking during a press conference held at the President's Office, Superintendent of Police Ismail Naveen confirmed that they were searching for a potential dead body from the site of the fire.

Naveen highlighted that word out there have been focusing on missing people however he did not provide any further details no confirm whether a missing persons report had been filed with the Police in relation to the fire. However, social media has been rife about rumors of a missing expatriate worker.

Naveen further asserted that the Police was working hard to find the root cause of the fire and noted that their forensics team had analysed about six places already.