Six people died after an explosion and building collapse in the Plaka district of Athens, near the Acropolis, according to BBC reporting dated Saturday, 26 September 2026.
The BBC reported the death toll, while CBS News said four of those killed were American tourists. The New York Post reported that the four Americans died on the day they had been due to leave the city.
Rescue teams pulled four unconscious people from the wreckage of the collapsed building, AP News reported. The New York Times also covered the incident, describing it as an explosion in a tourist area of the Greek capital.
The reports do not specify what caused the blast, and no further details on the identities of the victims or the condition of those rescued were available in the source material.
The incident occurred in Plaka, a historic neighbourhood that sits directly beneath the Acropolis and is one of the most heavily visited parts of Athens. The presence of international tourists in the area is reflected in the accounts from CBS News and the New York Post, which identified four of the dead as visitors from the United States.
What to watch next: whether Greek authorities release a cause for the explosion and confirm the total number of casualties.