Overview
- A powerful blast in the narrow Plaka neighbourhood caused an older two-storey building to partially collapse and left debris across surrounding shops, homes and parked cars.
- Emergency crews rescued and treated three injured people and deployed specialist search teams to check for anyone still trapped inside damaged properties.
- The Greek Fire Service has opened a formal probe and sent its specialised fire-investigation unit to gather evidence and determine the cause.
- Gas and electricity supplies were cut as a precaution and a natural-gas company attended the site while authorities kept the area sealed for structural checks and safety searches.
- Plaka is a densely built tourist area with many older buildings, so investigators' findings could prompt short-term displacements, rebuilding work and tighter safety checks for nearby rentals and shops.