"I heard a bang, I thought it was a bomb," says 83-year-old retiree Michele Devoluet, who has lived in the Camas district since 1976 and spent a sleepless night, only able to contemplate the damage after the collapse of a neighbouring building shortly after midnight. "These are old Marseilles buildings, but I've always known them and they are well maintained. You must not confuse them with the Rue d'Aubagne," insists this former hairdressing salon manager. Eight people are missing after a building collapsed in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille due to a fire that hampered rescue operations, authorities said. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES