A building partially collapsed in Miami Beach

Doubt remains as to the number of people stranded under the rubble of the building.

The pictures are absolutely amazing. On Thursday morning, a 12-story apartment building partially collapsed early in Florida, in the southeastern United States, prompting a major intervention by police and firefighters.

It was not initially clear how many people were in the apartment block in the town of Surfside, north of Miami Beach, or whether the collapse had caused injuries. According to local channel NBC 6 South Florida, firefighters pulled a live boy out of the rubble, but doubts remain about the number of victims still trapped, he reported. daily Mail.

Several dozen rescuers

According to local NBC 6 South Florida, firefighters removed a live boy from under the rubble. The uploaded videos showed much of the 12-storey building in ruins.

Emergency services sent dozens of response units to the scene near the beach.

Miami Beach police said its officers came to the aid of the town of Surfside after a “partial building collapse,” adding that several police and fire departments are on call.