France: 5 bodies found after Marseille building collapse

MARSEILLE (AP) — French authorities have raised to five the death toll from an explosion that collapsed a building in the southern French city of Marseille. They said three bodies were found Monday in the rubble. Rescuers are still searching for three people who are unaccounted-for. Two other bodies had previously been found overnight. The judicial authority will proceed to identify the victims, firefighters said in a statement. A government official said there’s still hope survivors will be found, after he met with rescuers on site. The collapse occurred shortly before 1 a.m. on Sunday in an old quarter in the center of Marseille, France’s second-largest city.