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Explosion and building collapse in Athens
25 Sep 2026 – 26 Sep 2026 · 2 chapters · 5 updates
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Chapter 1Explosion and building collapse in Athens
- 25 Sep
Rescuers pull two women from the rubble after an explosion caused a partial building collapse in central Athens, injuring at least two people.
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Suspect a gas leak as the cause of the explosion in Athens' old town, which has now left three people injured.
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Search teams are now looking for two missing people following the building collapse in Athens, as authorities continue to investigate the suspected gas leak.
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Increased the number of missing people to five following the building collapse in Athens, as search teams continue to look for survivors in the Plaka district.
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Chapter 2Athens building collapse investigation
- 26 Sep
Rescuers recover two more bodies from the rubble, bringing the death toll to six as investigators focus on a suspected gas leak in the historic center.
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