Between four and 10 people are believed to be trapped under rubble in the southern French port city of Marseilles after a building collapsed
A “violent explosion” at around 12:30am local time is believed to be the cause of the collapse, according to Marseilles Mayor Benoît Payan. Investigations are ongoing. Eighty people have already been evacuated, rescuers told CNN affiliate
. Efforts are being complicated by the dangerous situation on the ground with rubble having to be removed before the fire can be fully put out, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told BFM, during a visit to the scene. Darmanin said rescuers are also concerned about firefighting water endangering the lives of any buried survivors. Local residents described hearing an explosion, with lots of dust and a smell of gas in the air. “It was exhausting and completely insane.
reported. also reports that the Marseilles prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into “unintentional injuries.” Marseilles has suffered such incidents before. In 2018, CNN reported on the collapse of several buildings in the city’s Noailles district, which killed at least four people.
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