Boiler explosion forces evacuation of Thessaloniki town hall
A water-boiler explosion in the basement of the Ampelokipi-Menemeni town hall in Thessaloniki caused no injuries on Friday, the mayor said.
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On 13 November, a water-boiler explosion in the basement of the Ampelokipi-Menemeni town hall in Thessaloniki caused no injuries, mayor Lazaros Kyrizoglou said. Police ruled out a gas leak and attributed the blast to a steam explosion from an overheated boiler, though concrete debris damaged cars parked outside.
Athens and Piraeus faced two hoax security alerts earlier the same week. Police cordoned off a central Athens street on 9 November after a suspicious black bag was found, lifting the alert about an hour later once nothing was found inside. The same evening, a bomb threat forced the evacuation of 875 passengers and 83 crew from the Blue Star 1 ferry in Piraeus, before port authorities and a Coast Guard search declared the call a hoax.
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