In photos: Woman rescued as search continues after five-story building collapses in Tripoli, investigation ordered

A five-story residential building collapsed at around 3 a.m. on Saturday in the northern city of Tripoli, triggering an emergency response amid reports that a family was inside the structure.

Civil defense and ambulance teams rushed to the scene and launched search-and-rescue operations. Rescuers later pulled a woman alive from beneath the rubble, as efforts continued to locate others believed to be trapped.

President Joseph Aoun followed the incident at dawn and instructed Lebanon’s interior minister to mobilize all relevant agencies — including civil defense, the Lebanese Red Cross, and the Tripoli municipality — to speed up debris removal and rescue efforts, with the army to be called in if necessary. 

He also ordered an investigation into the causes of the collapse to determine who was responsible.

Meanwhile, the Health Ministry said all those injured in the collapse would receive treatment at the ministry’s expense. Its public health emergency operations center reported that at least two people were injured and transferred to a city hospital.

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The ministry added that it has been closely monitoring developments since the incident, in coordination with emergency responders, as rescue teams continue to work to reach those still trapped under the rubble.