Two bodies were found overnight in the rubble following an explosion that collapsed a building in the southern French city of Marseille, as rescuers continued searching for at least six people who are unaccounted-for, authorities said Monday.
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Two other bodies had previously been found overnight. The judicial authority will proceed to identify the victims, firefighters said in a statement. “The hope to find survivors is still there," Minister for Cities and Housing Olivier Klein told reporters."It is very meticulous work done by firefighters,” he added, noting the risk for adjacent buildings to collapse. More than 100 firefighters were mobilized for the searches.
The collapse occurred shortly before 1 a.m. on Sunday, in an old quarter in the center of Marseille, France’s second-largest city, less than a kilometer from its iconic old port. About 200 people have been evacuated from their homes in the area.
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