Photos: Apartment explosion in Silver Spring

Parallel operations continue at the Flower Branch apartments in Silver Spring: a search and recovery for the remains of residents as well as any clues indicating the cause and origin of the explosion that ripped through the complex in the late-night hours of Aug. 10. (草莓传媒/Megan Cloherty)

Crews with canine unit focus on a corner of the Flower Branch apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland. An explosion and fire tore through the apartment complex in the late night hours of Aug. 10. At least five people died in the blast, police said Aug. 14. (草莓传媒/Megan Cloherty)

Crews hauling away charred pieces of building this morning at the Silver Spring explosion site.
— Nick Iannelli (@Nick草莓传媒)

(草莓传媒/Megan Cloherty)

Arliss St - MCFRS TRT, FEI are joined by ATF NRT to stabilize bldg for recovery & cause/origin investigation
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO)

(草莓传媒/Megan Cloherty)

A third body was found on Friday, Aug. 12 in the rubble caused by a fire and explosion in a Silver Spring apartment complex. (草莓传媒/Dennis Foley)

Flowers left outside of the the Flower Branch apartments after an explosion and fire destroyed the building and left at least three people dead. (草莓传媒/Dennis Foley)

Recovery, clean-up and investigation continue on Saturday, Aug. 13 after the Silver Spring fire and explosion. (草莓传媒/Dennis Foley)

Crews use a crane to clear wreckage at the Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring. (草莓传媒/Nick Iannelli)

Emergency personnel clear items from an apartment building following a fire in Silver Spring, Md., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. At least two people died and dozens, including three firefighters, were injured after an explosion and large fire at the apartment complex. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

People view the scene of an apartment building fire in Silver Spring, Md., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. At least two people died and dozens, including three firefighters, were injured after an explosion and large fire at the apartment complex. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

A chain link fence surrounds the site of the fire and explosion at the Flower Branch Apartments. (草莓传媒/Nick Iannelli)

The wreckage of the FLower Branch Apartments buildings that burned and exploded on Wednesday. (草莓传媒/Nick Iannelli) — The wreckage of the Flower Branch Apartments buildings that burned and exploded on Wednesday. (草莓传媒/Nick Iannelli)

The wreckage of the Flower Branch Apartments buildings that burned and exploded in August 2016. (草莓传媒/Nick Iannelli) — The wreckage of the Flower Branch Apartments buildings that burned and exploded on Wednesday. (草莓传媒/Nick Iannelli)

People view the scene of an apartment building fire in Silver Spring, Md., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

People view the scene of an apartment building fire in Silver Spring, Md., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Emergency personnel view the scene of an apartment building fire in Silver Spring, Md., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

The scene of an apartment building fire in Silver Spring, Md., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Emergency personnel view the scene of an apartment building fire in Silver Spring, Md., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

The scene of an apartment building fire in Silver Spring, Md., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Emergency personnel clear out a basement room of an apartment building following a fire in Silver Spring, Md., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Emergency personnel clear out a basement room of an apartment building following a fire in Silver Spring, Md., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP Photo/Susan Walsh