Major forest fire near Athens

A major forest fire on the outskirts of Athens engulfed the Greek capital in black smoke and caused power cuts in several areas Wednesday.

Izvor: DPA

Wednesday, 25.06.2008.

19:26

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A major forest fire on the outskirts of Athens engulfed the Greek capital in black smoke and caused power cuts in several areas Wednesday. The fire was burning on the eastern slopes of Mount Hmitos, near Glyka Nera, approximately 8 kilometers from central Athens and was quickly spreading to the eastern city suburb of Papagou, DPA reprorts. Major forest fire near Athens Officials said they had dispatched 20 fire trucks with 60 fire fighters, six fire-fighting planes and eight helicopters to help battle the blaze. The mayor of Glyka Nera said the fire was quickly spreading owing to strong winds and high temperatures reaching 38 degrees Celcius in the area which was suffering from a severe water shortage. A second forest fire was reportedly burning in Amegdileza near Athens and six fire trucks and one helicopter were rushing to the area to help extinguish the blaze. The country suffered to battle hundreds of massive forest fires that broke out in several areas across Greece last summer, killing a total of 84 people, including several firefighters. The most destructive and lethal of the infernos broke out at the end of August in the western and southern Peloponnese as well as the southern island of Evia, killing a total of 84 people. On August 25, a forest fire broke out on Mount Hmitos and the suburb of Filothei in Athens, burning hundreds of acres of trees. A fire sweeps through a forest on Mount Hymettus, on the eastern outskirts of Athens (Beta)

Major forest fire near Athens

Officials said they had dispatched 20 fire trucks with 60 fire fighters, six fire-fighting planes and eight helicopters to help battle the blaze.

The mayor of Glyka Nera said the fire was quickly spreading owing to strong winds and high temperatures reaching 38 degrees Celcius in the area which was suffering from a severe water shortage.

A second forest fire was reportedly burning in Amegdileza near Athens and six fire trucks and one helicopter were rushing to the area to help extinguish the blaze.

The country suffered to battle hundreds of massive forest fires that broke out in several areas across Greece last summer, killing a total of 84 people, including several firefighters.

The most destructive and lethal of the infernos broke out at the end of August in the western and southern Peloponnese as well as the southern island of Evia, killing a total of 84 people.

On August 25, a forest fire broke out on Mount Hmitos and the suburb of Filothei in Athens, burning hundreds of acres of trees.

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