Daniyar Abulgazin
Kazakh businessman denies responsibility for Hydra wildfire
A prominent Kazakh businessman rejected allegations on Monday that he or any of the passengers onboard a luxury yacht were responsible for a wildfire that broke out on the Saronic island of Hydra by fireworks launched from the ship on June 21.
The blaze burnt through 300 acres of the only pine forest on the tourist island, which lies south of Athens.
Fire in Hydra: Temporary detention of the captain and lieutenant of “Persephone” – Oligarchs depart Greece without a deposition
The captain and mate of the yacht, who were arrested by a team of the Fire Service along with 11 other crew members as the culprits of the fire in a forest area in the Bisti area of Hydra Island in the evening hours of Friday, June 21, 2024, were sentenced to early morning detention, with the agreement of the investigator and the prosecutor.