The mayor of Athens said the explosion was likely caused by a gas leak.

The blast sent debris throughout the block.

Six people have died after a two-storey residential building in a tourist area of central Athens collapsed, the Greek fire brigade said on Saturday, following an explosion that the mayor said was ...

Two people have been found dead in the rubble of a building that collapsed following a powerful explosion in Athens' historic Plaka district, Greek media reported on Saturday. The bodies of a man and ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 The blast was likely caused by a gas leak. Anadolu/Costas Baltas/Anadolu, Getty Images Four American tourists were among six people killed after a massive ...

A powerful blast shook the Greek capital’s tourist district of Plaka, near the ancient Acropolis, on Friday morning, causing a building to collapse and injuring at least two people who had to be ...

ATHENS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A two-storey building partially collapsed in central Athens on Friday after an explosion, the Greek fire brigade said, with local media reporting one person, a passerby, ...

Blast Near Acropolis in Greece Injures 2, Collapses a Building. Local Media Say Gas Leak Suspected ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A powerful blast shook the Greek capital’s tourist district of Plaka, near the ...

On Sept. 25, 2026, an explosion hit an old two-story building on Lysikratous Street in Athens’ Plaka near the Acropolis; collapse extent and injury counts differ across reports. · 60 sources across ...