Officials recovered two bodies after dismantling a piece of a partially collapsed Ontario shopping mall on Wednesday and said they are confident no other victims are inside. The renewed rescue effort came after angry residents shouted down fears that the unstable structure made the work too risky to continue.

Police Staff Insp. Bill Neadles of the Toronto-based Heavy Urban Search and Rescue team said both victims have been removed.

Rescuers had not detected signs of life after detecting breathing inside the rubble early Monday, nearly two days after Saturday's collapse. Authorities called off work Monday afternoon amid fears of another collapse, but dozens of angry residents protested in front of City Hall, saying that abandoning trapped comrades would be unthinkable in the culture of the city, a former mining community.

Work at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake resumed late Tuesday, with anxious residents camping outside and watching a huge robotic arm strip away the mall's facade.