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ATHENS, Greece \u2014 Four people found themselves trapped Tuesday after a four-story residential apartment building came crashing down in the Petralona district of Athens, according to the city’s fire brigade.<\/p>

Emergency responders, including firefighters and police officers, were sent to the scene to assist with the rescue effort, which was still underway as of the latest update. The fire brigade released a statement confirming the operation was ongoing. Video footage aired by local media showed rescue personnel carefully making their way through the debris.<\/p>

The building contained seven apartments, though the reason for its sudden collapse has not been determined. Local media reported that construction activity was taking place in a building next door at the time of the incident.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A four-story apartment building in the Petralona neighborhood of Athens, Greece collapsed Tuesday, trapping four people inside. Emergency crews including firefighters and police rushed to the scene to carry out an ongoing rescue operation. The cause of the collapse remains unknown, though construction was reportedly taking place in a neighboring building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":88817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782818273850.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-n6y","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31333,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/multiple-fatalities-in-israeli-air-attack-on-lebanese-residential-building\/","url_meta":{"origin":88818,"position":0},"title":"Multiple Fatalities in Israeli Air Attack on Lebanese Residential Building","author":"Admin","date":"March 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"An Israeli military strike targeted a four-story apartment building in Baalbek, Lebanon, resulting in multiple deaths. 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