Three Arrested over Deadly Athens Explosion Linked to Copper Theft
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Theft of copper appears to be the cause of the tragedy in Plaka last September, when an explosion occurred with a toll of six deaths. The officers of the Directorate for Combating Arson Crimes, together with the appointed forensic experts, initially retrieved the meter and the supply pipes from under the rubble and after an investigation in the laboratories of the Polytechnic University, the exact point of the gas leak was located next to the me…
Shocking revelations about the causes of the deadly explosion in Plaka with six dead - New video documentary records how a van carrying students was saved for a few seconds The post Plaka: The leak that caused the deadly explosion and the collapse of the building was caused by a stolen copper pipe appeared first on in.gr.
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e-thessalia.grThree people who appear in a video leaving the third floor one after another holding a piece of copper pipe have been identified - The exact location of the leak, which was caused by the violent detachment of the pipe, was confirmed in the Polytechnic's laboratories
An investigation by the Fire and Arson Department of the Greek Fire Service has shed light on the deadly explosion in Plaka.
Three arrested over deadly Athens explosion linked to copper theft
Three suspected copper thieves have been arrested in connection with a deadly gas explosion in Athens’ historic Plaka district that killed six people last month. The arrests were made on Thursday, 29 October, following an investigation into the 25 September explosion, which caused a two-storey building on Lysikratous Street to collapse. According to Greek authorities, […]
The deformation of a copper pipe examined at the National Technical University of Athens revealed the alleged sabotage that caused the explosion in Plaka, claiming the lives of 6 people.
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