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07h32 : At this stage, the causes of the explosion are still not known, adds Mayor Benoît Payan. “The judicial police and the scientific police are still hard at work and in the midst of a search. But the priority is the search for survivors.”
07h32 : “More than a hundred firefighters are on site, the system remains the same. (…) Our firefighters have been heroic, they are working on extremely sensitive ground. The surrounding buildings are becoming more and more fragile. “There are fumaroles, the fire is not completely extinguished. It’s a long and tedious job. There is hope and as long as there is hope, we will not stop.”
The mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan, makes a point after the collapse yesterday of two buildings in Marseille.
07h12 : “My house is right in front of the building that collapsed, in the inner courtyard. All the bay windows, all the ceilings collapsed.” In Marseille, the neighbors are still in shock, after the collapse of a building, rue de Tivoli. Yesterday, the firefighters identified the inhabitants and took their coordinates. According to the Ministry of Housing, 179 residents were evacuated by marine firefighters.
07h34 : “The recent episode in Turkey has again shown that we must always, always keep hope alive.”
Two dead bodies were found last night in the rubble of the collapsed building in Marseille. On franceinfo, Commander Eric Brocardi, spokesman for the National Federation of Firefighters of France, evokes a “race against time”.
06h45 : This morning, the sorrow and the pain are great. Two bodies were found under the rubble. I am thinking of the loved ones and of those who suffer and remain in worry. Marseille stands by their side. Rescue and search operations continue unabated.
07h13 : “This morning, the sorrow and the pain are great”writes the mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan, on Twitter. “Two bodies have been found under the rubble. I am thinking of the relatives and those who are suffering and remain worried. Marseille stands by their side. The search and rescue operations are continuing unabated.”
07h16 : “Hell”, title this morning Provence. The regional daily presents a photo of the collapse of the building, in a cloud of smoke caused by a fire which, for hours, prevented research.
07h19 : No precision was given on the identity of the two bodies discovered in the night. Housing Minister Olivier Klein is expected in the city this morning. Around 200 people, including families, also had to be evacuated from their homes as a precaution after the tragedy.
06h06 : The firefighters found two dead bodies in the rubble of the apartment building which collapsed yesterday in Marseille. “Tonight the sorrow and the pain are great”reacted Mayor Benoît Payan, around 2 a.m.
