Athens Explosion Kills 6 in Plaka Holiday Rental as Suspected Gas Leak Levels Building
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 26
Athens Explosion Kills 6 in Plaka Holiday Rental as Suspected Gas Leak Levels Building
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 26
Summary
Six people died after a Friday explosion flattened a three-storey holiday-rental building in Athens' central Plaka district, with all bodies recovered by Saturday afternoon.
Four Americans, one British national and one Greek national were killed; the Greek victims were reportedly an elderly couple living in the same building.
A suspected gas leak is the leading cause, and emergency crews used excavators and thermal-imaging cameras to search the rubble for survivors.
The blast struck a narrow road between the Acropolis and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, damaging neighboring buildings, scattering debris across nearby streets and prompting some evacuations.