Six Bodies Recovered From Collapsed Building After Explosion in Athens
Emergency crews recovered six bodies as investigators examined a suspected gas leak that tore through a two-storey building and trapped British and American residents.
- Six people died Friday after a building collapsed near the Acropolis in Athens's Plaka district, with victims believed to include a 78-year-old British man, his 77-year-old Greek wife, and American tourists.
- Athens Mayor Haris Doukas stated the blast was likely caused by a massive gas leak, though Fire Department's Arson Crimes Division investigators continue working to confirm the official cause.
- Around thirty firefighters, six vehicles, and specialist units from Greece's elite EMAK rescue squad deployed to the scene, using sound-detection equipment and cameras designed to locate people beneath rubble.
- Saturday morning brought a breakthrough as city officials removed enough wreckage to reach rear bedrooms, raising hopes that the missing pensioner and his wife might yet be found.
- The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office confirmed it is in touch with local authorities and stands ready to offer assistance to British nationals 24/7.
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Six people were found dead on Saturday under the rubble of a building that collapsed in the historic center of Athens. The victims are four American tourists, one British and one woman from Greece.
The death toll from the explosion that caused a residential building in Athens to collapse has risen to at least six, as rescue teams race to find around six more people who may be buried under the rubble.
All Six Bodies Pulled From Rubble in Athens Tragedy - iefimerida.gr
Greek rescuers have recovered the bodies of all six people missing in a suspected gas explosion that flattened a building in Athens, including a British pensioner feared killed in his sleep. The final two bodies were pulled from the wreckage shortly before 2pm Saturday, some 28 hours after the blast tore through the two-storey building in a narrow street in the capital's busiest tourist pocket, at daybreak Friday. Among the dead: a 77-year-old B…
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