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Blast Collapses Athens Two-Storey Building, Minor Injuries

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Greek fire brigade said a blast collapsed a two-storey building in Athens.
Police reported five occupants—an elderly couple and three tourists—missing after the collapse.
The explosion injured at least three people, including two women rescued from a neighboring building.
A passerby suffered minor injuries from flying debris.
Firefighters and a sniffer dog continued searching the rubble while police cordoned the area.

History

Historical Context

On 7 September 1999 a shallow magnitude-6.0 quake struck Athens, Greece, killing 143 people and injuring over 12,000, the worst disaster in two decades. The city’s last major tremor, a magnitude-6.7 event on 24 February 1981 near the Alkyonides Islands, caused 20 deaths. Today’s collapse of buildings revives calls for stricter codes and coordinated emergency response.

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Story summary

Greek fire brigade said a blast collapsed a two-storey building in Athens.
Police reported five occupants—an elderly couple and three tourists—missing after the collapse.
The explosion injured at least three people, including two women rescued from a neighboring building.
A passerby suffered minor injuries from flying debris.
Firefighters and a sniffer dog continued searching the rubble while police cordoned the area.

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