Firefighters look for people trapped at the Athenaeum Palace Hotel on Syngrou Avenue 123 due to a fire, in Athens, Greece.
A total of five people trapped inside the hotel and had to be saved. According to reports, the fire started on the first floor of the hotel, possibly in a kitchenette, but due to the dense smoke it initially appeared to be on the 6th floor.
Some 35 firefighters with 12 vehicles rushed to extinguish the fire.
Photo: EPA-EFE/ALEXANDROS VLACHOS