In the explosion in the center of Athens killed tourists from the United States and an elderly couple
In the collapse of a residential building, which occurred in the center of Athens on September 25, six people were killed, fire service spokesman Vasilis Vatrakoyannis said at a briefing. Their bodies were pulled from the rubble by rescuers.
In the collapse of a residential building, which occurred in the center of Athens on September 25, six people were killed, fire service spokesman Vasilis Vatrakoyannis said at a briefing. Their bodies were pulled from the rubble by rescuers.
The dead included an elderly couple who lived in one of the apartments and four U.S. tourists who stayed in the other. Tourists were scheduled to depart Athens on the day of the incident, Reuters reported.
Greek Citizens Protection Minister Michalis Chrysohoidis told Skai TV that a gas leak could have caused the explosion. The building destroyed by the explosion was located in the Plaka area, near the Acropolis and the temple of Zeus. Damage was received by nearby houses, shops and cars, and debris and broken glass scattered for a distance of three blocks, the Agency said.
