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Local residents react to the news that authorities have called off a rescue bid for any survivors at the site of the collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario, on Monday June 25, 2012 as the site is deemed too dangerous. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Officials in Elliot Lake, Ont., say they are resuming rescue efforts at a partially collapsed mall after an appeal from Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.

The turnabout came just hours after the search efforts were called off because it was deemed to dangerous to send crews inside. They told a news conference a plan is still in the works.

McGuinty told The Canadian Press late Monday night that he asked that any other options be considered, including using heavy equipment to dismantle the building from the outside.

The premier says if a member of his family or a close friend might be inside, he would want 'no stone left unturned', and they owe it to the families and community of Elliot Lake to give it the best shot.

Officials said they detected signs of life earlier in the day, but that at least two bodies were inside the mall.

Dozens of local residents protested in front of city hall after the decision to abandon the search was announced, saying it was too soon to abandon the search.

A parking lot on the roof of the shopping centre crashed two floors down into the mall below on Saturday afternoon.