At the very least two individuals are injured and 5 are lacking after a constructing collapsed following a strong explosion within the Greek capital’s vacationer district of Plaka, close to the traditional Acropolis on Friday morning.
The explosion prompted a two-storey constructing to break down and the 2 folks injured have been rescued from an adjoining constructing, authorities mentioned, in response to The Related Press.
Rescue crews with a sniffer canine have been looking the rubble for lacking folks, the hearth division mentioned.
The constructing collapsed, whereas neighbouring buildings have been additionally broken.
Residents mentioned two folks lived in one of many constructing’s flats, and there have been media experiences that three vacationers might have been staying in a short-term rental condominium additionally within the constructing, The Related Press experiences.
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The fireplace division mentioned it rescued two girls they usually have been transferred to an area hospital.
The explosion occurred within the Plaka district, the historic a part of Athens that lies on the foot of the Acropolis hill, Greece’s most visited historical monument.
Fireplace Service spokeswoman Efi Papavramopoulou instructed native outlet eKathimerini that neighbours offered authorities with details about an aged couple residing within the higher flooring of the collapsed constructing and three vacationers who might have been in a short-term rental positioned downstairs within the constructing that collapsed.
“We’re doing all the pieces we will,” Papavramopoulou mentioned.
Firefighters work on the scene following a strong blast that prompted a constructing to break down and injured at the least two folks in Athens’ Plaka district, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026.
AP Picture/Petros Giannakouris
Authorities mentioned the search and rescue operation was nonetheless ongoing a number of hours after the explosion.
The reason for the explosion was not instantly clear, however native media mentioned a fuel leak was suspected.
The fuel community administration firm, Enaon EDA, instructed eKathimerini that it was investigating the reason for the explosion.
—With recordsdata from The Related Press
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