April 10, 2023, 7:10 PM
April 10, 2023, 7:10 PM
At least six people died from the collapse of a building in the city of Marseille, It happened in the early hours of Sunday, the firefighters and the prosecutor’s office of this city in the south of France announced this Monday.
the first two bodies they had been extracted early Monday morning from among the rubble of the collapsed building at number 17 Tivoli street, in the center of the Mediterranean city.
The third and fourth were found in the morning, and the last two this Monday afternoon, indicated the firefighters and the Marseille prosecutor’s office, which opened an investigation for “involuntary manslaughter”. “Identification operations continue,” the prosecution said.
At the moment it is believed that two more people would still be among the rubble of this building that had four floors and five apartments.
Rescuers continued to search, though “the chances are obviously reduced from hour to hour,” said Yannick Ohanessian, deputy mayor responsible for security issues.
The building collapsed after a huge explosion. The investigation to determine the cause continues, and one of the shuffled clues It’s a possible gas leak. according to the authorities.
Some 200 people, including numerous families, had to be evacuated from the surrounding buildings as a precaution.
Sunday’s tragedy recalls the collapse of two buildings, unhealthy in November 2018 that left eight dead in another district in the center of Marseille, although the mayor, the prosecutor and the prefect stressed that in this case the causes are different.
