GeorgeThe building was situated in Victoria Street.Chaos erupted in the immediate area with onlookers trying to get a glimpse of the disaster as rescue vehicles rushed up and down York Street.
Mario Ferreira, spokesperson for the charity Gift of the Givers, assisting at the site, told AFP that rescue workers had “communication with some of the people under the rubble”. Photographs shared by the municipality showed a flattened construction site with multiple rescue services present.
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