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Apartment block collapses in Athens, rescuers search for trapped

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ATHENS, June ‌30 (Reuters) - Greek rescuers ​were searching for people trapped ⁠after a four-storey apartment block collapsed on Tuesday ​in the Petralona area of ‌Athens, the fire brigade said.

Four people who were earlier reported ⁠trapped had ⁠been located and were safe, but the operation continued, the service said.

Crew with ‌rescue dogs searched the ⁠rubble while other ‌forces were on ​standby, the service said in a statement.

It was ‌not clear what ​caused the ⁠collapse of the building ‌which had ⁠seven apartments. Construction work was underway in an adjacent ​building, the ‌fire brigade said

(Reporting by Renee ⁠Maltezou; Editing ​by Edward McAllister and ​Andrew Heavens)

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