Fires in Greece: A total of 40 forest fires in the last 24 hours – Newsbomb – News
Fires in Greece – All the news: Forty forest fires broke out in the last twenty-four hours in the country, according to the Fire Service.
Most were detected in their initial stage. The local investigative offices, as well as the Divisions of the Arson Crimes Directorate (D.A.E.E.) are investigating their causes.
Regarding the fire that broke out on Friday at 14:13 in low vegetation above Pof regional Egaleo, in Neoktista Aspropyrgos Atticathe Fire Department reports that ground and air forces were immediately mobilized with 80 firefighters, four teams of infantry divisions, 20 vehicles, two CL215, two CL415, two AIR TRACTORS, one SIKORSKY S-64 E/P and brought under control.
In the meantime, the fire that broke out in a forest area in Distom of Boeotia. 74 Firefighters with two groups of pedestrians and 23 vehicles are operating at the scene, while during the day four aircraft and five helicopters as well as five OTA water tankers were operating.