Questions on how fire entered city
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As firefighters battled scattered blazes on Tuesday in the aftermath of the major wildfire that burned into the northern suburbs of Athens, most residents were finding it hard to explain how a blaze that started on Sunday some 40 kilometers away in Grammatiko village had reached their doorsteps.
The fire killed at least one person, a woman, and destroyed dozens of homes, businesses and infrastructure and triggered mass evacuations of residents.
The woman died in a factory where she worked that employed 17 people, according to what three employees told Kathimerini.
"Most had left the business earlier before it was in danger. The victim's name was Nadia," a colleague said. She was 62 years old, originally from Moldova and had worked there for the last 25 years. She had two children in her home country and in Greece she reportedly lived alone.
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