💥 Six people, including a British national, have died after an explosion caused a building to collapse near the Acropolis in central Athens, the BBC reported on 26 September.
The building was in Plaka, Athens’s historic district beneath the Acropolis. Earlier reporting said five people were missing and two women had been rescued from the collapse.
Authorities had initially treated a gas explosion as the suspected cause. The available reports did not establish a final cause or responsibility.
🚧 The collapse occurred in one of Athens’s busiest visitor areas, where emergency and investigative work is expected to continue as authorities determine what caused the blast.