Max didn't sense anyone, but they could be unconscious or even in stasis, depending on what had gone on before he arrived. The Alliance's top-tier medical pods put the patient into a long-term stasis state while they healed, so if the person inside had lost a limb, they might be in a healing pod and chemically unconscious.
"I have a tool for that. It's not pretty, but it will get us through the door.
No, scratch that. We have Nico. She will have a Tech Adept Harness with her, and it includes a cutting torch as well as tools to disassemble the door assembly. We will wait here until they have finished the job in the bays, and then she can join us for the last room." Max decided.