One individual has been injured and several other buildings extensively broken by an explosion in central Athens that led to a fireplace early on Wednesday, officers and witnesses have stated.
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One particular person who suffered burns was taken to hospital, Giorgos Mathiopoulos, the pinnacle of staff on the Nationwide heart for Emergency Care, instructed Skai TV.
The blast smashed home windows and wrecked the facades of buildings alongside the key visitors artery of Syngrou Avenue, which hyperlinks town heart to the southern suburbs, whereas damaging buildings as much as 200 meters (656 ft) away.
Particles littered the road a day after a extreme snowstorm swept the capital, disrupting visitors and stranding hundreds of individuals.
At the least 18 firefighters used seven engines to battle a blaze at one constructing and have practically introduced it underneath management, the hearth brigade stated.
It was not instantly clear what triggered the blast or the hearth, officers stated.
“We’ve a fireplace, there was a blast earlier than that,” said a fireplace brigade commander on the scene.
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