Fire breaks out in Piraeus's Kastella district, part of a roof collapses

Fire on Kriezi street

A fire broke out on Saturday, 7 November, in a building at the junction of Kriezi and Filippou streets in Kastella, Piraeus. Reports on the day placed the start of the blaze in the late morning or around midday. Dense smoke made the fire visible across the wider Piraeus area. Reports differ on the type of building: one describes an abandoned double house on Kriezi street, while others describe a residence or a single-family house. According to the fire service's first information, part of the building's roof had collapsed.

Firefighting effort

Fire crews confined the blaze within the building, and the fire service said there was no risk of it spreading. The most recent report put 20 firefighters and seven vehicles from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Piraeus stations on the scene. Earlier reports counted six vehicles with 15 firefighters, and an even earlier one described two vehicles with six firefighters. The Piraeus municipality is supporting the operation with water tankers. A video published by Piraeus Press showed firefighters on the roof of the building with the flames directly beneath them. Because the area is densely built, reinforcements were sent to stop the fire reaching neighbouring structures, and the operation was still under way at the time of the latest report.