It could be months before the body found last week at the site of several massive explosions in a north Toronto neighbourhood is identified.

As evacuated residents return to survey the damage, talk of class-action lawsuits and cleanup costs have filled the air, but one of the largest mysteries lingering since the blast 10 days ago at the Sunrise Propane facility has yet to be resolved. Parminder Saini, 24, a Sunrise employee, has been missing since the explosion forced the evacuation of thousands. Meanwhile, his family in India endures an excruciating wait for answers.

The mechanical engineering student from India was an employee at the Murray Road facility.