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Building collapse in Naples kills 2 young siblings and their grandmother, buries the mother

Emergency services attend the site of a building collapse in Saviano, Italy, Sunday Sept, 22, 2024. (LaPresse via AP) Emergency services attend the site of a building collapse in Saviano, Italy, Sunday Sept, 22, 2024. (LaPresse via AP)
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ROME, Italy -

A two-storey building collapsed in the southern Italian province of Naples early Sunday, killing two young siblings and their grandmother, while burying the children's mother under the rubble, firefighters and local media said.

The firefighters said on their official Telegram channel that a gas explosion likely caused the collapse.

Rescuers in the town of Saviano recovered first the bodies of a six-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl, and a few hours later located the body of another victim, identified as their grandmother, local media said.

Searches are still underway to find the mother of the children, who was believed to be trapped under the rubble.

Earlier on Sunday, the siblings' two-year-old brother had been found alive with the father, who was hospitalized in Naples in serious condition.

Firefighters鈥 spokesman Luca Cari said earlier that rescuers had to be 鈥渧ery careful and move slowly, to avoid new collapses鈥 as they searched for the two women.

Mayor Vincenzo Simonelli was at the scene and told reporters that the building appeared 鈥渃rumpled up on itself,鈥 adding it was 鈥渁 very serious situation.鈥

Media reports said a gas leak could have caused the explosion that rocked the second floor of the building, which crumbled down, covering the lower floor with rubble.

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