In brief
A blast in the historic Plaka district destroyed a three‑storey holiday‑rental building, leaving six dead, among them a British national. The victims included four Americans and a Greek elderly couple. Authorities say a gas leak likely caused the explosion, and emergency crews have searched the rubble with excavators and thermal cameras.
Six people, including a British national, died in an explosion near Athens’ Acropolis.
The blast struck a three‑storey holiday‑rental building in the Plaka district.
Among the casualties were four American holidaymakers, a UK national and a Greek elderly couple who lived in the same building.
Emergency crews found the wreckage and a suspected gas leak was blamed for the eruption.
Authorities have searched the rubble with excavators and thermal cameras, and injured tourists were evacuated from nearby streets.
A Greek Foreign Office spokesperson said the UK is in contact with local authorities.
