Emergency responders searched for people feared trapped in a shopping mall in Japan after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires and reportedly killed one person and injured more than 100 this Wednesday.

Reports said that a “considerable number” of people were feared dead inside the mall in the town of Kashima after the fire brigade said that the second floor collapsed on Tuesday afternoon.

Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae on Tuesday pledged that emergency responders would work “tirelessly” through the night “starting with the rescue and lifesaving of those affected.”

Police told newsmen however that they could not confirm any fatalities inside the badly damaged building.

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