Apartment block collapses in Athens, rescuers search for trapped


Emergency personnel work at the site of a building collapse in the Petralona neighbourhood of Athens, Greece, June 30, 2026. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

ATHENS, June ⁠30 (Reuters) - Greek rescuers were ⁠searching for people trapped ‌after a four-storey apartment block collapsed on Tuesday in the ​Petralona area of ⁠Athens, the ⁠fire brigade said.

Four people who ⁠were earlier ‌reported trapped had been located ⁠and were safe, but the ​operation ‌continued, the service said.

Crew ⁠with rescue ​dogs searched the rubble while other forces ⁠were on standby, the ​service said in a statement.

It was not clear what ⁠caused the collapse of the building which had seven apartments. Construction work was ​underway in ⁠an adjacent building, the ​fire brigade said

(Reporting ‌by Renee Maltezou; ​Editing by Edward McAllister and Andrew Heavens)

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