Building collapse kills nine in Morocco’s Fez

Nine people were killed and seven injured when a condemned residential building in the northern Moroccan city of Fez collapsed, local authorities said on Friday.

Some of those hurt were “seriously injured when a multi-story residential building in the Al-Hassani district” came down late Thursday, a spokesperson told AFP.

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A search was under way for any other casualties. The spokesperson said neighboring houses have been evacuated as a precaution.

The building “had already been listed as being at risk of collapsing, and tenants had received an evacuation order”, authorities said.

In February last year, five people died in a building collapse in Fez’s old town.

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