Police said the collapse happened as the people were watching the Saturday afternoon match between Uruguay and Korea. A police official said Sunday there may still be people trapped in the rubble of the building in Matam, in northern Senegal.

Soccer is eagerly followed in the West African nation, and the streets of the capital, Dakar, were thronged with revelers after Ghana triumphed over the US by 2-1 in a later match on Saturday night.

The state agency APS quoted an emergency services official as saying two other people had been wounded in the collapse.

Senegal did not reach the finals of the World Cup in South Africa but the tournament is closely followed by soccer fans, many of whom do not have televisions and so watch matches in impromptu gatherings.