An explosion, the origin of which is still unknown, followed by a fire in an apartment in the center of Marseille on Sunday evening left one victim.
An explosion, the origin of which is still unknown, followed by a fire in an apartment in the center of Marseille on Sunday evening left one victim, we learned from the firefighters.
Eight other people relocated
The incident, which occurred around 7:30 p.m. in a four-story building in a chic area of the Marseille city, left a woman injured who had to be hospitalized for leg trauma, noted an AFP journalist. Eight other people had to be relocated to a nearby school, open for the occasion.
The identity of the deceased, found around 11 p.m. in the rubble, has not been revealed. “On this Christmas night I send my condolences and thoughts to the family and loved ones of the victim as well as to the residents of the building and the neighborhood,” the mayor said on X (ex-Twitter). from Marseille, Benoît Payan who went there.