Rescuers searching a collapsed building in Athens’ Plaka district recovered two unconscious people after a blast believed to have been caused by a gas leak. Crews continued searching for four others, while nearby buildings were evacuated and an investigation into the explosion was underway

A powerful explosion struck Athens’ historic Plaka district near the Acropolis, collapsing a two-story building and damaging nearby structures. Two women were rescued from an adjacent building and taken to hospital, while authorities investigated the cause