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Greek police have arrested three people in connection with a gas explosion in Athens’ historic Plaka district that killed six people, according to local and international reports. Investigators say the blast was linked to the theft of copper tubing from a gas installation, turning a property crime into a deadly public safety failure.
Greek authorities are investigating a deadly explosion and building collapse in central Athens that killed six people, including four American tourists, in the city's historic Plaka district near the Acropolis. The blast ripped through an apartment building in one of Athens' most visited neighborhoods, raising urgent questions about the cause and the safety of older structures in the capital's crowded tourist core.
Six people, including a British national and four American holidaymakers, were killed when an explosion destroyed a three-storey building in Athens' historic Plaka district, close to the Acropolis. Greek authorities suspect a gas leak caused the blast, which also damaged nearby buildings and prompted emergency crews to search the rubble for survivors before all six bodies were recovered.
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