More than 156 people are still missing in the rubble of the Miami condo that collapsed Late Thursday.

The death tolls rose to five till late Saturday and could rise as the emergency rescue team is still working to rescue more.

“Our top priority continues to be search and rescue and saving any lives that we can,” Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said during an evening news briefing.

Workers also found some human remains; three other victims were identified and their family members notified, she said.

Officials said they harbored hope that some of the 156 people unaccounted for might be alive. Firefighters on Saturday made progress on a smoldering fire and smoke beneath the rubble of the 40-year-old building, allowing rescuers to search with fewer limitations, officials said.

Aided by dogs, infrared scanning, and heavy equipment, rescuers hope that people can survive in air pockets that may have formed in the debris.

“The biggest thing now is hope,” Fire Chief Alan Cominsky said. “That’s what’s driving us. It’s an extremely difficult situation.”