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Two Fès Buildings Collapse, Killing 22 as Prosecutors Launch Inquiry

Prosecutors opened an inquiry into whether irregular construction contributed to the collapse.

Overview

  • Sixteen people were injured and transported to the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Fès, and nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution.
  • The contiguous four‑storey buildings in the Al Moustakbal area housed eight families and gave way late Tuesday night, according to local authorities.
  • Search and recovery operations concluded by Wednesday afternoon after civil protection teams secured the site and combed the debris.
  • No official cause has been released, though residents reported illegal upper floors and self-built additions in a zone with limited height allowances.
  • The disaster renews national concern over building safety, with the government previously listing about 38,800 structures as at risk and Fès and Casablanca recording deadly collapses in recent years.