Fès Building Collapse: 4 Dead, 6 Injured in Morocco Tragedy

The tragedy caught residents in their sleep. In the early hours of Thursday, May 21, a residential building in the peripheral Ain Nokbi neighborhood completely collapsed. According to the official MAP agency, this initial toll reports four victims, including a woman and a young child. Six other residents, injured to varying degrees, were evacuated urgently to receive care from El Ghassani hospital teams.

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On the ground, a vast rescue operation was deployed under the direct supervision of the regional governor, Khalid Ait Taleb, and the police prefect. Civil Protection teams are using search dogs and thermal detectors to probe the rubble, attempting to extract "other people who may be trapped under the debris." Law enforcement has secured the perimeter and evacuated nearby residents as a precaution. The prefecture also confirmed that the damaged building was officially listed as threatening to collapse, and that its occupants had previously received formal evacuation notices.

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As an investigation is opened to determine responsibilities, this disaster reignites the debate over buildings erected on the periphery without respecting construction standards. The imperial city has paid a heavy price in recent years: 22 people died in December in the collapse of two adjoining buildings. A sad record added to the nine victims of a collapse that occurred in May 2025 and the five deaths recorded in the old town in February 2024.