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The Plaka apartment building explosion

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Where it stands

The September 25 explosion collapsed the apartment building at 15 Lysikratous Street in Athens’s Plaka district, killing six people; rescuers recovered all six people missing in the wreckage. As of the September 27 report, authorities were investigating the still-unknown cause, and the investigation has not been reported as concluded.

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1 report59 outlets81 sources1 video

  1. Update 1Six dead in Athens building blast; what caused it remains unknown

The story so far

  1. Update 1

    Six dead in Athens building blast; what caused it remains unknown

    Rescuers recovered all six people missing after Friday’s Plaka explosion. Identification is still underway, and a suspected gas leak remains unproven.

    What moved

    • The Fire Service confirms all six missing people have been recovered dead.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Haris DoukasGreek engineering professor and politician1 report

Organizations

  • Enaon EDAGreek natural gas distribution company1 report

Places

  • Lisikratous 15Lisikratous 15, Athina 105 58, Greece1 report

Every outlet we read on this story

81 sources59 outlets1 video5 wire copies

Who reported what

17 points5 confirmed by two or more outlets12 from a single outlet0 disputed

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Points more than one outlet reported

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Explosion and collapse of the Athens buildingIndependently confirmed4
Possible cause of the explosionIndependently confirmed4
Bodies recovered from the collapsed buildingIndependently confirmed3
Four victims’ reported American citizenshipIndependently confirmed2
People injured in the explosionIndependently confirmed2

Points only one outlet reported

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