US:From doorways and passing cars, people stared all day at what little remained of the Anderson guest house. Blackened bits of wood. Smoking cinderblocks.
The scorched, unrecognisable personal effects left behind by 10 victims of a fast-spreading fire that swept through the southwest Missouri residential-care facility.
The blaze that broke out early on Monday nearly gutted the one-storey residence for the mentally disabled, killing an Anderson employee and nine residents of the home and injuring 24 others.
Missouri public safety officials said they were uncertain of the origin of the blaze. Missouri governor Matt Blunt, who was briefed by fire officials near the scene of the collapsed building near Joplin, said the site "is being treated as a suspicious fire", but he added that "we are not ruling out anything". Greg Carrell, an assistant fire marshal, said that a smaller fire had flared briefly in one bedroom on Saturday and was quickly contained.
Steven Spears (48) was roused from his nearby home by the "low rumbling" sound of spreading flames.
At least a dozen residents of the facility appeared to have escaped on their own, Spears said.
Within minutes, a group of firefighters entered the burning structure, then retreated outside carrying a number of unconscious residents.
Spears said he saw six bodies. After the fire was contained, firefighters found four more bodies inside the building.
Nanci Gonder, a spokeswoman for the Missouri department of health, said an inspection of the Anderson home's facilities in March had cited the operation for failing to do proper background checks on its staff.
Ms Gonder said she knew of "no known concern" about fire safety.