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Fez Building Collapse Kills Four, Sparks Nationwide Safety Probe

5/21/2026

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State media in Morocco first reported 11 deaths from the Fez collapse before correcting the toll to four.
Rescue teams continue searching after four people were killed and six injured when a four-storey building collapsed overnight in Fez.
Housing secretary of state Adib Ben Ibrahim said authorities launched an investigation, ordered evacuations, and noted roughly 38,800 Moroccan buildings are at risk after a December collapse killed at least 22 people.

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State media in Morocco first reported 11 deaths from the Fez collapse before correcting the toll to four.
Rescue teams continue searching after four people were killed and six injured when a four-storey building collapsed overnight in Fez.
Housing secretary of state Adib Ben Ibrahim said authorities launched an investigation, ordered evacuations, and noted roughly 38,800 Moroccan buildings are at risk after a December collapse killed at least 22 people.