MISCELLANEOUS FACT – After an explosion, the origin of which is still undetermined at this stage, a three-story apartment building collapsed overnight from Monday to Tuesday in Sanary-sur-Mer. Follow the latest information.
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DEATH
A man was found dead, according to the Toulon prosecutor. According to our information, it is the father of the baby found alive with his mother. He was about thirty years old. The family lived on the third and last floor of the building.
Two other people are still wanted. They are, according to our information, two members of the same family: a 91-year-old woman who lives on the ground floor and her son on the first floor.
A BABY AND HIS MOM SAVED FROM DECOMBERS
According to the firefighters on the spot, a crying baby was heard by the rescue teams and could be located by the dogs of the dog team. After 2 hours of work and the creation of a tunnel, the firefighters managed to extract the baby and his mother alive. “He is currently supported by teams from Samu who are on the spot. He is doing well,” Colonel Eric Grohin of the Var fire department said during a press briefing. The mother is however in “absolute urgency”.
The dad, “unconscious” according to AFP information, was also located in the rubble and his extraction is in progress.
Two other people are still wanted. Interviewed by LCI, the mayor of the city, Daniel Alsters, speaks of two people “of a certain age”.
During the explosion, 5 people managed to quickly extract themselves from the rubble, while 5 were buried.
DEATH
A man was found dead, according to the Toulon prosecutor. According to our information, it is the father of the baby found alive with his mother. He was about thirty years old. The family lived on the third and last floor of the building.
Two other people are still wanted. They are, according to our information, two members of the same family: a 91-year-old woman who lives on the ground floor and her son on the first floor.
TESTIMONY OF THE MAYOR OF SANARY
For now, however, the origin of the explosion has not been proven.
Collapse in Sanary-sur-Mer: “It was a building in good condition”, assures the mayor of the city
UPDATES
According to the third press release from the prefecture of Var, just published, three people are still under the rubble. 5 people, including a mother and her baby extracted from the rubble of the building, were taken care of. The mother is, according to the firefighters, in a state of absolute emergency.
“In addition, 9 people were evacuated from adjoining buildings and taken care of by relatives,” the statement said.
REACTION FROM THE MAYOR OF SANARY-SUR-MER
“It’s a shock for the whole city”, indicates on LCI the mayor of Sanary-sur-Mer, Daniel Alsters. “A psychological cell was opened very early this morning at the town hall.”
CONDITION OF THE BUILDING
“It was a building in good condition, even if it was part of the old city center of Sanary”, explains to LCI the mayor of the city, Daniel Alsters. “There was no particular problem with this kind of building.”
From 4 am, he says, a security perimeter has been set up in the neighborhood.
A BABY AND HIS MOM SAVED FROM DECOMBERS
According to the firefighters on the spot, a crying baby was heard by the rescue teams and could be located by the dogs of the dog team. After 2 hours of work and the creation of a tunnel, the firefighters managed to extract the baby and his mother alive. “He is currently supported by teams from Samu who are on the spot. He is doing well,” Colonel Eric Grohin of the Var fire department said during a press briefing. The mother is however in “absolute urgency”.
The dad, “unconscious” according to AFP information, was also located in the rubble and his extraction is in progress.
Two other people are still wanted. Interviewed by LCI, the mayor of the city, Daniel Alsters, speaks of two people “of a certain age”.
During the explosion, 5 people managed to quickly extract themselves from the rubble, while 5 were buried.
VICTIMS
“There are still three people missing” tells us from Sanary-sur-Mer our correspondent, Baptiste Guenais.
BACK TO THE FACTS
Here is what we know about this drama.
Collapse of a building in Sanary-sur-Mer: what we know
POINT
Marie Belot, police / justice journalist for LCI, takes stock of the situation.
CLAIMS
The building next to the collapsed building was evacuated and a gymnasium was made available by the municipality to accommodate the victims.
MOBILIZED FIRE FIGHTERS
“Currently, we have 75 firefighters from the Var engaged with 4 ambulances, a rescue team specializing in clearing and a team specializing in perilous workplaces to search for and extract potential victims stranded in the rubble”, indicates this Tuesday morning on LCI captain Stéphane Nepper, communication officer of the Var firefighters.
These teams will be reinforced, he adds, by dog teams “from the Bouches-du-Rhône firefighters and the Marseille firefighter battalion”.
FIRST ASSESSMENT
According to firefighters, 5 people are “probably stranded in the rubble”. An uncertain assessment established according to testimonies from the neighborhood, told AFP the communication officer of the firefighters of the department. “We don’t think there were more people in this building,” however, the mayor of Sanary-sur-Mer, Daniel Alsters, told AFP by phone.
Two people were extracted from the rubble. One of them is unconscious, let firefighters know in a statement. Four people were also taken care of, three of whom were slightly injured due to the blast of the explosion.
THE CAUSES OF THE INCIDENT
The building in question is a 3-storey residential building, with a commercial space on the ground floor, located near the port of Sanary-sur-Mer (Var). Its collapse, which took place around 3:50 a.m., follows an explosion, the origin of which is still unknown. Firefighters, however, reported smelling “a strong smell of gas” upon their arrival.
“The origin of the explosion is unknown,” told AFP a police officer from the Sanary-sur-Mer police station. “People heard a big ‘boom’ and the noise was heard very far away, as far as Six-Fours, or more than eight kilometers away,” he added.
COLLAPSED BUILDING IN SANARY-SUR-MER
Hello everyone, welcome to this live video dedicated to the collapse of an apartment building last night in Sanary-sur-Mer (Var) following an explosion of undetermined origin. An incident that currently mobilizes dozens of firefighters.
The circumstances remain unclear. A three-story apartment building collapsed on the night of Monday to Tuesday in Sanary-sur-Mer, in the Var, following an explosion whose origin is still undetermined at this stage. According to the firefighters, this accident would have taken place around 3:50 a.m. and five people are “probably stuck in the rubble”. An uncertain assessment established according to testimonies from the neighborhood, told AFP the communication officer of the firefighters of the department without being able to give details on their condition.
Three people were also taken care of, including two in relative urgency. Two people were also extracted from the rubble. One of them is unconscious, let firefighters know in a statement.
Dozens of firefighters mobilized
“Currently, we have 75 firefighters from the Var hired with four ambulances, a rescue team specializing in clearing and a team specializing in perilous workplaces to search for and extract potential victims stranded in the rubble”, indicates this Tuesday morning on LCI the captain Stéphane Nepper, communication officer of the firefighters of the Var. These teams must be reinforced, he adds, by dog teams. “from the Bouches-du-Rhône firefighters and the Marseille firefighter battalion”.
According to him, a victim, who “shows signs of life”, has already been located and its extraction is in progress. He keeps hope of“find new victims alive in the minutes or hours to come”.
The building is located on the port of Sanary-sur-Mer. On their arrival, the firefighters say they have detected “a strong smell of gas”. To collect the first survivors of the building as well as the building next door, which was evacuated, a gymnasium was opened in the town.
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