Two bodies were found in the rubble of a building that collapsed in Marseille following a major explosion, French authorities said.
The rescuers' task has been complicated by the partial collapse of one of the adjoining buildings.PARIS - Two bodies were found in the rubble of a building that collapsed in Marseille following a major explosion, French authorities said early Monday, as rescue workers scrambled to find at least six people still unaccounted for.
Emergency workers had continued rescue operations through Sunday night into the early hours of Monday with the help of a crane and lights, but a persistent fire underneath the rubble hampered their work, making it difficult for firefighters to deploy sniffer dogs."Given the particular difficulties of intervention, the extraction will take time," the fire department said in a brief statement announcing the bodies had been found.
The cause of the explosion is still to be determined, but investigators are looking at the possibility it was the result of a gas leak.
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