An apartment building in Vienna partially collapsed in an explosion on Wednesday, leaving one person with life-threatening injuries and others feared buried underneath the rubble.
A 35-year-old man who lived in one of the apartments suffered broken bones and internal injuries.
A spokesman for the city's fire brigade said authorities were working to clear a "huge pile of debris."
The focus was on a car that was buried under the rubble and is feared to contain one or two people.
Members of the emergency services at the site of a partial collapsed building in Vienna Source: EPA
The blast collapsed several floors of up to two buildings in the fourth district of the Austrian capital and is suspected to have been caused by a gas explosion, according to the city police authority.
Two people sustained serious injuries while a dozen others were slightly hurt in the accident.
Rescuers were continuing to search the building for possible further victims, a police spokesman said near the scene.
Some surrounding buildings had also been damaged and were evacuated.
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