Firefighters rescued a man in his 70s who was unconscious in the early hours of Monday morning from an apartment in Kallithea where a fire had broken out for reasons that remain unknown at this time.

The fire in the apartment on Dimitrakopoulou Street, between Arapaki and Theseus Streets, broke out around 3:30 a.m., most likely in the bedroom.

Twelve firefighters arrived at the scene with four vehicles; after extinguishing the fire, they found the man unconscious.

According to Greek media reports, the 70-year-old was handed over, unconscious, to an EKAB ambulance, which transported him to Evangelismos Hospital.

According to the same reports, the 70-year-old’s brother was also living in the same apartment in Kallithea; he was found in another room and refused to be taken to the hospital.

An unidentified person was found unconscious during efforts to extinguish a #fire in an apartment in Kallithea, Attica. Twelve #firefighters with four vehicles are on the scene.

— Fire Department (@pyrosvestiki) July 6, 2026

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