Greece probes factory fire as fifth victim found

The explosion early on Monday, caught on nearby security cameras, gutted an entire section of the Violanta factory outside the city of Trikala, 245 kilometres (150 miles) northwest of Athens. "The case will be investigated to the end... possibly, even today, we may have an initial picture of what caused the fire," Civil Protection Minister Giannis Kefalogiannis told state TV ERT. Five women died and company staff told local media the toll would probably have been higher had other staff not been taking a break at the time.