Two residential buildings collapse in France: 10 missing
Two residential buildings collapsed after an explosion in the French port city of Marseille. The authorities fear that at least 10 people may be missing under the rubble in this incident. The accident happened on Sunday (April 9) early in the morning local time.
The rescue workers said that an operation is underway to rescue the missing persons. However, they said that immediately after the explosion, the two buildings caught fire, so the rescue work has to be accelerated. At least 100 teams of rescue workers are working at the accident site. With the help of big cranes, the work of removing the debris is going on. The rescuers are trying to bring the fire under control with water.
The two residential buildings in the French port city of Marseille caught fire after the explosion on Sunday morning local time. Two buildings collapsed instantly. The members of the fire brigade quickly reached the spot after receiving the news. Rescue operation started. The injured were rescued and admitted to the hospital, but they had to speed up the rescue operation due to the fire. The fire brigade believes that several people are still buried under the rubble of the building.
Meanwhile, France's interior minister said the fire was still burning under the rubble. This is disrupting the rescue work. He also said that hundreds of units are working to bring the situation under control.
However, the local authorities are yet to say anything specific about whether anyone was killed in this accident or not. The President of the country, Emmanuel Macron, ordered to continue the rescue operation with the highest priority in this terrible accident.
Meanwhile, another nearby building partially collapsed after the terrible explosion. After this incident, residents of 30 buildings at risk have been evacuated to safe places.
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