At least one person was killed and a second was taken to the hospital in critical condition as a result of a major fire that broke out inside an abandoned factory in Volos, Greece, just before 1:00 pm on Thursday.
The dead man was suspected to be a foreign national, while the second man was admitted to the Volos hospital ICU with extensive burns covering 90% of his body. Both men were later identified as Bulgarian nationals.
The Greek Fire Brigade, with reinforcement sent in from surrounding regions, finally succeeded in putting out the blaze on Thursday evening. Firefighters are continuing a search of the premises to determine the cause of the fire and whether more people may have been trapped inside after the factory’s roof collapsed.
According to sources, another two individuals that may have lighter injuries were seen exiting the factory when the fire broke out and headed off in an unknown direction. It is considered possible that the four people had entered the factory in order to scavenge metal that they could later sell. The cause of the fire has not yet been discovered but firemen believe it spread quickly due to the flammable materials in the building.
(source: ana-mpa)
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