Five people are reported missing after a fire at a factory in Trikala, Greece, where 13 employees were in the building at the time the fire broke out.

On Monday, a fire broke out at a food processing plant near the city of Trikala in central Greece, resulting in the disappearance of five people. According to a fire department official, 13 employees were in the building at the time of the fire, and eight of them managed to escape safely. The cause of the fire remains unclear, although local media reported that a loud explosion was heard before the fire broke out. Approximately 40 firefighters and 13 fire trucks were mobilized to extinguish the fire and search for the missing persons.