Five Missing After Athens Building Explosion
A Colonnade in Ruins — Hubert Robert,
What Happened
A gas leak explosion destroyed a two-floor building in the Plaka district of Athens on Friday morning, near the Acropolis. At least five people are missing, including an elderly couple and three tourists renting an apartment below them. Two women from a neighboring building were hospitalized with injuries, and a passerby suffered minor injuries.
Why It Matters
Search and rescue teams with dogs have worked through the debris for hours without finding the missing. The blast also damaged nearby homes, broke windows, and damaged parked cars. Officials haven't confirmed local reports that three Americans are among the missing.
What's Next
Rescue crews continue searching the wreckage; officials have not confirmed the identities or nationalities of those unaccounted for.