Firefighters tackle last of wildfire near Athens as officials assess damage

Firefighters battled on Wednesday to extinguish the remnants of a wildfire near Athens that killed a woman, torched buildings, devoured woodland and forced thousands of people to flee their homes.

Most of the fronts had eased three days after the inferno had first taken hold, but officials warned against complacency.

"The fire is still in progress. It has not been brought under control yet," a fire brigade official said.

State inspectors started assessing damaged buildings as fire-stricken residents returned to their scorched properties, hoping to find some belongings amid the debris.

Hundreds of firefighters assisted by 12 aircraft have been tackling the blaze since Sunday as it barreled from a forest off the town of Varnavas, 35 km from the capital, into Athens' northern suburbs.

Greece's National Observatory said the fire had damaged around 10...