Five people were injured and eight others are missing after a building collapsed in Marseille following an explosion.
Marseille prosecutor Dominique Laurens said a fire caused by the collapse of the buildings has hindered rescue efforts, with with the dust and heat preventing search dogs from assisting the hunt for survivors.Firefighters work on the scene.A man who gave his name only as Roland told local paper La Provence that survivors had "lost everything".Smoke rises after the collapse of a building at 17 rue de Tivoli.
Mr Payan said the incident on Sunday was not caused by structural problems and as such has "nothing to do" with rue d'Aubagne.
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