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Residential building collapses near Naples, several feared trapped (PHOTOS)

Published time: 7 Jul, 2017 07:27 Edited time: 7 Jul, 2017 07:45

A four-story residential building has collapsed in Torre Annunziata, a town at the foot of Mount Vesuvius near Naples, Italy. At least five people are feared to be trapped under the rubble.

Conflicting media reports say that it was a five-story building, according to AP.

Up to eight people from two families are missing, local firefighters tweeted.

The residential building collapsed around 6:00am local time. The cause of the collapse is still unknown. Teams of firefighters are searching the rubble for the missing.

Pictures posted by local firefighters on Twitter show a ruined building with collapsed walls and roof.

Nel Napoletano, a Torre Annunziata, questa mattina intorno alle 6:20 è crollata una palazzina di quattro piani…. https://t.co/YwqUq2mvjx

— corriere.campania (@corriereonline) July 7, 2017

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