The man's wife held onto his legs for around five minutes to stop him from being sucked out, officials say.
More than 100 firefighters are fighting a fire near Thessaloniki which has claimed at least two lives.
The unnamed 38-year-old may have been planning to plant the device at a cash machine, police say.
Dimitra was one of many students killed in a crash that has unleashed anger over neglect in the railway.
The 16-year-old was shot in the head in the city of Thessaloniki after allegedly stealing €20 of petrol.
The 16-year-old Roma boy is shot in the head, in the latest incident involving police use of force.
Almost 300kg of the drug was found in a shipment of bananas, Greek police say.
