An operation to extinguish a fire in an abandoned building in the Zefyr area, in Fuli municipality in Greece, has turned into a tragedy Saturday afternoon.
Two firefighters, 23, and 44 respectively, have lost their lives after a part of the building collapsed as they intervened to extinguish the flames. Another effective remained injured.
The fire fell into an abandoned building on Katsanton Street. According to authorities, the announcement was made about 11:40, while 20 firemen with six vehicles were sent to the scene from several Athens fire stations, as well as Special Disaster Management Unit ( EMAK).
During the intervention, as effective ones were inside the building, part of it collapsed, causing alarm for the extraction of blocked firefighters.
Two of them were first stripped unconscious of the ruins and transported by ambulance to a hospital in Atic. Shortly thereafter, rescue teams managed to pull out another fireman, who had been wounded.
The precise circumstances of the death of the two perpetrators remain yet to be determined. Authorities are investigating whether they lost their lives due to smoke asphyxia and difficult conditions within the building, or as a result of the collapse and crackdown on construction materials.
Experts from the Athens Fire Investigation Department have also arrived at the scene, which are working to whitewash the causes of the collapse of the fire and collapse of the building.
The event has caused shock in the ranks of the Greek fire service. Minister of Climatematic Crisis and Civil Protection Evangelos Tournas expressed condolences to the families of the two perpetrators who lost their lives in the line of duty.
Today, the Fire Service family mourns two of its men, who lost their lives in charge of duty, the minister said, also wishing them quick recovery and full effective injuries.
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