How two firefighters died in Zephyri tragedy: ‘They stepped onto the staircase and fell into a void. They could not get out, everything was on fire’
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Key context: <p>The president of the Panhellenic Firefighters’ Union, Konstantinos Papantonis, described the circumstances surrounding the collapse of part of a building during a firefighting operation that claimed the lives of two firefighters, aged 23 and 44</p> <p>The post <a href="https://en.protothema.gr/2026/11/14/how-two-firefighters-died-in-zephyri-tragedy-they-stepped-onto-the-staircase-and-fell-into-a-void-they-could-not-get-out-everything-was-on-fire/">How two firefighters died in Zephyri tragedy: ‘They stepped onto the staircase and fell into a void. They could not get out, everything was on fire’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://en.protothema.gr">ProtoThema English</a>.</p> This development from en.protothema.gr highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
The president of the Panhellenic Firefighters’ Union, Konstantinos Papantonis, described the circumstances surrounding the collapse of part of a building during a firefighting operation that claimed the lives of two firefighters, aged 23 and 44 The post How two firefighters died in Zephyri tragedy: ‘They stepped onto the staircase and fell into a void. They could not get out, everything was on fire’ appeared first on ProtoThema English.
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