Eight people remain missing after the building they lived in exploded and collapsed early Sunday near the port of Marseille, officials say.
Clement Mahoudeau / AFP - Getty ImagesMARSEILLE, France — Eight people remained missing after the building they lived in exploded and collapsed early Sunday near the port of Marseille, leaving mounds of burning debris hampering rescue operations, officials said.
Marseille Mayor Benoit Payan said two buildings that share walls with the one that collapsed were partially brought down before one later caved in, another complication in the search and rescue operation. The buildings were among evacuated structures. An investigation has been opened for involuntary injury, at least initially sidestepping possible criminal intentions. A gas explosion was among the tracks to check, said Laurens, the prosecutor. But the start of the probe also was limited by the heat of the blaze.Firefighters, with the help of urban rescue experts, worked through the night and all day Sunday in a slow race against time.
The building that collapsed is located on a narrow street less than a kilometer from Marseille’s iconic old port, adding to an array of difficulties for firefighters and rescue workers. The prosecutor said the building and those next door “are not at all substandard buildings.”
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