Bodies of 6 people, including 4 Americans, recovered from collapsed building in Athens
The blast on Friday was believed to have been caused by a major gas leak, Athens Mayor Haris Doukas said. Neighboring buildings were damaged and evacuated.
The bodies of six people, including four Americans, have been recovered from a collapsed building in Athens. The building, a small two-storey structure, came down following an explosion early on Friday in the city's historic Plaka district.
The blast, believed to have been caused by a gas leak according to Athens Mayor Haris Doukas, also damaged neighbouring buildings, which were evacuated.
Rescue operations were ongoing at the site, with around 30 rescuers and three sniffer dogs working to locate any remaining missing persons, including an elderly British man and a Greek woman.
Brief written by urgent.news from PBS NewsHour, Malay Mail — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- One dead, 5 missing after explosion destroys building in Athens freemalaysiatoday.com
- Killed American couple recovered from collapsed Athens building malaymail.com
- Two dead after explosion destroys building in Athens rte.ie
- One dead, 5 missing after explosion destroys building in Athens brecorder.com
- Six dead after explosion causes building to collapse in central Athens euronews.com
