Overview
- Interior floors inside a five‑storey building under renovation by SPLA‑IN gave way on Thursday evening, producing a large dust cloud while the site was reportedly closed and empty.
- About 70 marins‑pompiers and 21 vehicles plus police units secured the scene and established a safety perimeter to prevent access to the unstable structure.
- Several passersby inhaled dust and a small number were taken to hospital for treatment with no serious injuries reported.
- Five neighbouring buildings were evacuated as a precaution and the city arranged temporary hotel rehousing for 10 of the 17 occupants present on site.
- The Marseille public prosecutor has opened a judicial inquiry and municipal teams have started urgent stabilization work, a development that revives long‑running concerns over renovation oversight and the city’s handling of unsafe housing.