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A 10-story hotel collapses in Argentina, killing one man and leaving up to nine people missing.
Dubrovnik’s 10-story hotel in the city of Villa Gessel, on the Atlantic coast about 230 miles (370 kilometers) from the capital Buenos Aires, collapsed early Tuesday, city officials said.
Firefighters, paramedics and police were working to clear debris to reach people believed to be buried there.
Buenos Aires state security minister Javier Alonso told the TN news channel that the victim was believed to be an 80-year-old man who lived in a building next to the collapsed hotel.
Alonso added that his partner was rescued, but authorities were unsure whether the couple’s son was at the scene.
The statement said the missing included workers at the construction site of the hotel, which apparently operated “in secret and without following city regulations.”
CNN is attempting to contact building officials for further information.
The hotel opened in 1986 and has undergone various restorations and renovations.
A statement from the city said work at the site had already been “discovered and ceased” in August because it did not have the proper permits.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
CNN’s Michael Rios contributed to this report.