CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Building collapse kills at least 4 people in Morocco's Fez, state media

At least ‌four people ​were killed and six others injured when a four-storey building collapsed overnight in ‌the Moroccan city of Fez, about 200 kilometres (124 miles) east of Rabat, local authorities said on Thursday. State media 2M had said 11 ‌people were killed before issuing an official correction.

At least ‌four people ​were killed and six others injured when a four-storey building collapsed overnight in ‌the Moroccan city of Fez, about 200 kilometres (124 miles) east of Rabat, local authorities said on Thursday.

State media 2M had said 11 ‌people were killed before issuing an official correction. Authorities said a ‌search for others who might still be buried was ongoing.

Local media showed footage of rescuers and residents digging through the rubble. An investigation has ⁠been ​launched into ⁠the incident, and residents of adjacent buildings were asked to evacuate as a precaution ⁠against potential further collapses, authorities said.

Fez, a former capital dating back ​to the eighth century and the country's third-most-populous city, ⁠has seen similar incidents in recent months, including one in December when ⁠two buildings ​collapsed, killing at least 22 people. In 2010, the collapse of a minaret in the historic northern city of ⁠Meknes killed 41 people.

Adib Ben Ibrahim, housing secretary of state, ⁠said last ⁠year that approximately 38,800 buildings across the country had been classified as being at risk of ‌collapse.