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Added on the 09/04/2023 14:24:54 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A mechanical digger clears rubble from the site of the building that collapsed on Sunday in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille, in the presence of firefighters and investigators, who are trying to understand the causes of the explosion. IMAGES
Thick smoke billows from the site of a residential building collapse in the centre of the French Mediterranean city Marseille while an excavator tries to clear the rubble. Fire has been hindering the search for up to 10 people missing in the rubble, with authorities warning the blaze could continue for hours. IMAGES
Aftermath images show a building partially collapsed in an area near the centre of Marseille, after a fire broke out on the second and top floor of the building. Seven people were taken to hospital and around twenty others evacuated after the fire broke out in the building, causing it to partially collapse, according to the fire brigade and Marseille town hall. IMAGES
In the rubble of a building that collapsed in the southern French city of Marseille, following a major explosion, rescue workers and sniffer dogs scramble to find at least six people still unaccounted for. IMAGES
Eight people "do not respond to calls" following the collapse of a building in Marseille, announced the city's prosecutor, Dominique Laurens. SOUNDBITE