A 33-year-old firefighter was killed while working to rescue a woman who was trapped in an apartment fire near Athens Friday night.
Crews were battling fire in a first floor business when flames spread to the upper floors of the Palaio Faliro building, Ekathimerini reported.
Firefighter Matthaios Mantzios was attempting to rescue a 44-year-old woman was who trapped on the second floor when they were both killed.
Another resident of the building escaped the building unharmed.
