A multi-storey building collapsed in a heap of rubble in the German city of Cologne today, injuring at least
one person and possibly trapping others inside, authorities said.
More than 200 rescue workers rushed to the scene in the south of the city after the collapse of the historical former town archive. German media said the collapse may have been sparked by work on an underground train line.
"We don't know if people were inside," said a Cologne police spokesman, adding the cause for the collapse was still unclear. Fire services said at least one person was slightly injured.
Television pictures showed huge mounds of rubble next to a church spilling 30 metres across a two-lane street.
