Oil heater burns down house; 60yo man dead

A 60-year-old man died Wednesday in the central Greek town of Volos when his house caught fire, apparently from an oil heater he had lit up.

The fire quickly spread in the room, local news website magnesianews.gr reported.

Firefighters alerted by neighbors at 8.25 pm rushed to the scene with six fire engines. They retrieved the body and put out the fire.