Fire breaks out in electronics shop on Menandrou street in central Athens

The fire and the response

A fire broke out in a commercial premises on Menandrou street in central Athens, near Omonia, at about 11:05 on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, according to the Fire Service. Early reports described the premises as a shop selling electronic goods. An alarm was raised shortly before 11 in the morning, and Fire Service crews were dispatched to the site.

Twenty firefighters with six vehicles and a special aerial platform were deployed to tackle the blaze. Reports published that morning said the same crew and equipment were still working at the scene while the operation was under way, so no final figures on the size of the response were available yet.

Conflicting account of the origin

NewsIT reported that the fire began in a souvlaki takeaway rather than in the electronics shop. That version differs from the descriptions in other outlets, which placed the fire inside a shop selling electronics. The sources available do not resolve which premises the fire started in.

NewsIT also reported that the flames were brought under control after a short time and that nobody was in danger. No other source in the cluster gave a casualty figure, and none reported injuries.

Traffic disruption

Traffic was temporarily halted on Menandrou street along the stretch from the junction with Piraeus street to Agiou Konstantinou street at Omonia. Traffic police asked drivers to avoid the area until the Fire Service completed its operation and normal circulation was restored.

The sources do not give a time for when the road reopened. They also do not state a cause for the fire, and no investigation is reported.

Firefighters20

Vehicles6

Firefighters

20

Vehicles

6

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