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Rescuers search for three missing after German building collapse possibly caused by gas explosion
Rescuers search for three missing after German building collapse possibly caused by gas explosion Emergency crews in Germany continued search operations after a building collapse reportedly triggered by a suspected gas explosion left several people injured and three…
Rescuers search for three missing after German building collapse possibly caused by gas explosion
Emergency crews in Germany continued search operations after a building collapse reportedly triggered by a suspected gas explosion left several people injured and three others missing.
Updated – May 19, 2026 04:57 pm IST – GORLITZ, GERMANY
Emergency services from the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) use their bare hands to remove the mountain of rubble from the collapsed residential building in the city center of Goerlitz, Germany, Tuesday (May 19, 2026).
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Rescue teams in eastern Germany searched on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) morning for three people who were missing after a building collapsed in the eastern city of Goerlitz near the Polish border.
Police said a gas explosion may have been the cause of the collapse of the building, which took place Monday (May 18, 2026) night.
Emergency responders proceeded with great caution at the scene in case of gas leaks, German news agency DPA reported.
After unsuccessful attempts to locate the missing under the rubble with the help of search dogs, rescuers began clearing debris with an excavator and by hand around 2 am Tuesday (May 19, 2026).
Initial concerns that up to five people may have been buried under rubble turned out to be wrong, police said.
A man who feared his wife and cousin might be trapped under the rubble said Monday (May 18, 2026) that they had arrived that day for a vacation in the rented house. While shopping at a nearby supermarket, he heard an explosion and returned to the house to find nothing but a large pile of rubble, DPA reported.
The collapsed building in the historic Wilhelminian style contained rental and vacation apartments, police said.
Goerlitz is Germany’s easternmost city with a population of 57,000. The historic, undamaged old town district is a popular location for international film productions.
Published – May 19, 2026 04:32 pm IST
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