On the night of Easter Sunday, a building collapsed in the French city. According to eyewitnesses, there should have been an explosion earlier.
A residential building collapsed in the center of the French port city of Marseille late on Sunday. A fire prevents rescue teams from looking for possible victims in the rubble, said mayor Benoît Payan. The two adjacent buildings were also damaged. A gas explosion may have caused the collapse, the region’s mayor Christophe Mirmand told the AFP news agency.
emergency shelter residents
The streets around the collapsed building were cordoned off, as reported by an AFP photographer. Numerous emergency services were on site. According to Payans, eleven residents were evacuated from the two houses next to the collapsed building. As a precaution, other houses on the street were also evacuated. Emergency accommodation was set up in a school for residents.
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At least five injured
An eyewitness who lives near the house that collapsed also spoke of a “huge explosion”. At least five people were injured. There may be other victims under the rubble.
More recently, in November 2018, eight people died when two buildings collapsed in Marseille. Both houses were in dire need of renovation.
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Cro navigation account, time 20 minutes09.04.2023, 14:04| Act: 09.04.2023, 14:04