Eight people are not responding to calls and are thought to be under the rubble of two buildings that collapsed in an explosion early on Sunday in the southern French city of Marseille, local officials said.
Firefighters stand next to a truck moving rubble where a building collapsed in Marseille, southern France on April 9, 2023. Nicolas Tucat/ AFPin an explosion early on Sunday in the southern French city of Marseille, local officials said.The collapse caused a fire that has complicated rescue efforts and investigations, and it has not been brought under control, she told a news conference.
"We have nothing, not even an ID card. We have lost everything," said a man who gave his name only as Roland, in an interview with local newspaper La Provence. He managed to get out of the building on 15 Rue de Tivoli with his wife and two children before it collapsed, together with a neighboring building.Five people were taken to hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries.
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