Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-07-31
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[01] Two men killed in major fire at Paleo Faliro building site
[01] Two men killed in major fire at Paleo Faliro building site
Two workmen were found burnt to death in a major fire that broke out at
13:40 on Monday at a construction site for a three-storey recreation
centre and multiplex in Paleo Faliro.
The fire broke out on the first floor of the huge building, possibly as
a result of a spark from machinery, and quickly blazed out of control
due to the large number of flammable artificial materials, insulation
and false ceilings used on the site, spreading to the second floor.
A large fire-fighting force was sent to battle the blaze, led by the
fire department's second-in-command George Kardaras and Attica Regional
Authority secretary Stelios Stefanidis, which managed to place the fire
under partial control by around 15:30 but not before two storeys were
virtually destroyed.
One of the workmen was a Greek and the other an Albanian, it was
disclosed.
An inquiry into the cause of the fire will be carried out by fire
department inspectors after the blaze is fully under control.
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