The blast sent debris throughout the block.

Tourists are among the at least five people missing after a massive explosion tore through a building in a historic district of Athens.

A powerful explosion in Athens’ historic Plaka district brought down a two-storey building near the Acropolis on Friday 25 September 2026, injuring at least two people. The cause remains under ...

Four Americans were among the six people who died after an explosion and building collapse in Athens' tourist district of Plaka near the Acropolis on Friday, officials said. A U.S. State Department ...

ATHENS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Five people were missing on Friday after an explosion caused a residential building to collapse in a touristic area of central Athens, injuring three people and damaging ...

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 explosion brought down a two-storey building in Athens' popular historic old town on Friday morning, injuring one passer-by with flying debris, ERTNews reported. The broadcaster said a ...

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 ...

ATHENS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - A woman has died and five people are missing after a residential building collapsed following an explosion in a tourist area of central Athens, a Greek fire brigade ...