France Marseille building collapses fire stymies rescues

France's interior minister says up to 10 people may be buried under the debris of a building that collapsed following an explosion in France s port city of Marseille Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said officials determined that at least four people lived in the building but a fire deep within the rubble hindered rescue efforts It was not known if anyone was killed in the collapse or explosion or what triggered the blast The five-story building collapsed before 1 a m Sunday More than 100 firefighters worked through the night to access and extinguish the fire which the minister said was burning a few meters feet under the debris A neighboring building also came down

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