ALBAWABA - A hotel in Frankfurt, Germany collapsed on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, for unknown reasons killing one individual and leaving eight buried under the rubble.
According to AFP, a rescue team tried to free people trapped in the hotel after part of it collapsed. Moreover, only five out of 14 people managed to escape the collapse including a man, a child, and two women.
The incident in question occurred at around 11:00 PM in the town of Kroev, located in western Frankfurt, Germany.
Local police reported that those still trapped under the rubble "were seriously injured" after emergency services managed to get a hold of them. Additionally, a spokesperson said that the building can only be entered with utmost caution.
Hotel in Germany collapses, 1 dead and several buried under rubble
31 residents of the area were also evacuated with the addition of around 250 working staff who were working on-site.
A report by Dutch media confirmed that among the people buried was a Dutch family of three from the Netherlands. The mother and child were rescued but the father remains buried.
