(19 Jun 2024)
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Koropi – 19 June 2024
1. Various of burned yacht, firefighter using hose
2. Various of burned area, including yachts, firefighters at work
3. Helicopter
4. Wide of burned area
STORYLINE:
Greek firefighters and water-bombing aircraft tried to extinguish a wild ire that burned yachts on the fringes of Athens.
Authorities issued evacuation orders Wednesday for two nearby settlements.
Footage by the Associated Press showed firefighters hosing down an area with burned yachts, small boats, cars, and charred buildings.
Fire service spokesman Vassilis Vathrakogiannis said the blaze spread very fast due to strong winds that at times reached gale force.
No injuries were immediately reported.
The fire service said more than 70 firefighters, assisted by 13 water-dropping planes and helicopters, were working to control the blaze.
Dozens of wildfires have broken out in Greece in recent days amid scorching summer temperatures, but they were extinguished before causing extensive damage.
Several people were arrested and charged with accidentally starting the blazes.
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