Explosion collapses Athens building in Plaka district, five missing including tourists
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Explosion collapses Athens building in Plaka district, five missing including tourists
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A powerful explosion collapsed a two-story residential building in Athens’ Plaka district on Friday, leaving five people missing, including tourists, and injuring three others.
The blast occurred on Lysikratous Street near the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus, reducing the building to twisted metal, shattered balconies, and hanging concrete slabs. Debris and broken glass were scattered up to three blocks away, damaging nearby homes, shops, and eight parked cars. Authorities suspect a gas leak caused the explosion, though the exact cause remains unconfirmed.
Fire crews and EMAK, the fire service’s special disaster response unit, are searching the rubble with a trained dog for the missing, who include an elderly couple living on the second floor and three tourists renting a short-term apartment. Witnesses described the shockwave as extremely strong, with one resident comparing it to a bomb. Two women trapped in an adjacent building were rescued and hospitalized, while a passerby suffered minor injuries from flying debris.
The area, a historic tourist hub, is crowded with hotels, cafes, and souvenir shops. Smoke billowed above the ancient monuments as emergency teams responded. Police confirmed the building had been partially rented to tourists, but it remains unclear how many were inside at the time of the explosion .
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