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Allingham, P. (2026, September 26). Briton and wife killed in Athens building collapse – reports. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/athens-greek-british-gate-b1298486.html
Allingham, Pol. “Briton and wife killed in Athens building collapse – reports.” Evening Standard, 26 Sept. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/athens-greek-british-gate-b1298486.html.
Allingham, Pol. “Briton and wife killed in Athens building collapse – reports.” Evening Standard, September 26, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/athens-greek-british-gate-b1298486.html.
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On September 25, an explosion occurred in Plaka, a tourist district in central Athens near historical landmarks such as the Acropolis and Temple of Zeus. The blast caused a two-story building to partially collapse, injuring at least three people, including two women who were rescued from an adjacent building. Emergency crews searched for five missing individuals, including tourists staying at short-term rentals within the collapsed structure. By September 26, rescuers found one body among the rubble and continued searching for the remaining four people, suspecting a gas leak as the cause of the explosion. The incident damaged multiple nearby buildings, cars, and scattered debris across the neighborhood, highlighting safety concerns in densely populated tourist areas.
