The desperate search for victims continued Sunday in Marseille, France, after an explosion collapsed a residential building and caused a fire to burn underneath the rubble.
Firefighters worked to extinguish a fire burning under the rubble of residential building that collapsed early Sunday in Marseille, southern France.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin arrived at the scene later Sunday morning and told reporters that between four and 10 people were believed to be trapped under the rubble.with more than 100 firefighters working to put out blazes under the huge piles of debris while trying not to harm any potentially trapped victims.
Firefighters gather near the street where a building collapsed early Sunday in Marseille as rescue efforts continued. "We’re trying to drown the fire while preserving the lives of eventual victims under the rubble," said Lionel Mathieu, commander of the Marseille fire brigade, adding that the
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