A four-story apartment building collapsed, shortly after midnight (local time), in its central district Marseille. “At 00:40 a building collapsed on 17 Tivoli Street, dragging parts of neighboring buildings”mayor Benoit Payan who visited the area told reporters.
“There is still an outbreak of fire in the ruins, which prevents us from sending rescuers with trained dogs to search for those trapped”he added.
“We have about 100 men on the scene, the priority is obviously to put out the fire and move the rubble to locate any trapped people.”a fire official said.
The authorities ordered the evacuation of neighboring buildings for safety reasons. “Eleven people have been evacuated: two are seriously injured and nine are safe, including two children”said the mayor of the French metropolis.
The police have blocked off the streets around this particular districtwhich had earlier been covered by a cloud of dust.
“Sounded like a loud explosion”a resident named Gilles, who did not give his last name, told AFP.
The causes of the collapse of the four-story apartment building have not been ascertained.
In November 2018, eight people were killed when two buildings collapsed in another district of Marseille.
Source: News Beast
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