Two buildings collapse in Marseille, up to 10 people still under the rubble

In Marseille, a city in southern France, an explosion on Sunday resulted in the fall of two residential structures, killing at least 10 people, according to interior minister Gerald Darmanin.

The explosion’s origin is still unknown.

The fall resulted in a fire that hindered rescue attempts and might take hours to extinguish, according to Darmanin. According to him, the number of individuals believed to be buried beneath the debris ranges between four and ten.

Six individuals were being treated for shock while five were being sent to the hospital with critical but not life-threatening injuries, he said.

Around 30 buildings in the region have been evacuated, and a third structure has partly fallen.

According to Darmanin, it was not known that the buildings that fell down in the Rue de Tivoli had any structural issues.

The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, said on Twitter, “Thoughts are with Marseille.”

Layli Foroudi reports Alison Williams and Frances Kerry did the editing