Posted By: John Steele

Mon Nov 6, 3:16 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Firefighters picking through the charred ruins of a hotel fire in Nevada warned they could find more victims as the death toll from the killer blaze rose to 11 over the weekend.
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Six people were reported killed when an inferno allegedly started by a resident ripped through the historic Mizpah Hotel in the gambling town of Reno late last Tuesday.

Fire crews working to stabilize the gutted remains of the building discovered a further five bodies on Saturday and Sunday as they uncovered sections of a roof that had caved in, the Reno Fire Department (RFD) said.

"The potential for location of additional victims in the debris-covered areas of the building still exists," the RFD said in a statement.

Valerie Moore, 47, has been arrested on suspicion of starting the inferno that swept through the hotel, police said last week. Moore allegedly started the blaze by setting fire to a mattress, local media reported.

Police estimated around 60 to 80 people had been inside the hotel when the blaze began. Built in 1922, the Mizpah is a primarily residential hotel and is listed as a historic monument by civic authorities.

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