Conflagration

Three workers suffered light injuries during a fire Tuesday at a major oil refinery west of Athens that prompted Greek authorities to issue an evacuation alert for the surrounding area.

The blaze near the seaside town of Agioi Theodoroi, some 70 kilometers (40 miles) from Athens, was contained following a large firefighting operation, authorities said.

A devastating fire near Athens this week has scorched an area of 104 square kilometers, nearly twice the size of Manhattan, according to the European Union's satellite monitoring and mapping agency, Copernicus.

The ongoing wildfire in Attica has caused massive destruction, consuming over 100,000 acres, with at least 100 homes, numerous businesses, and public buildings reduced to ashes. The fire, which claimed the life of a woman in a workshop in Chalandri, has devastated areas like Penteli, Marathonas, and Dionysos.

New videos of the firefighting operation on three boats at the Zea Marina are brought to light by protothema.gr.It is recalled that the fire broke out late Thursday night at Pier A and was extinguished shortly before 01:00.

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Last night, the fire situation at the Bulgaria-Greece border worsened again due to strong winds. The fire has once again spread to Bulgarian territory.

A firefighting aircraft from France is set to arrive today to aid in battling the fire on the Slavyanka border mountain. Bulgaria requested assistance under the European Civil Protection Mechanism after the fire, which had already consumed over 15,000 acres in Greece, crossed into Bulgarian territory.

The weather is changing again and after a noticeable drop in temperature on Thursday (27/6) and Friday (28/6), strong winds are expected to start blowing tonight and escalate today Saturday 29 June, in many p

Greek judicial authorities have jailed the captain and first officer of a yacht ahead of a trial on charges of arson over a forest fire on the island of Hydra believed to have been sparked by fireworks, legal sources said Thursday.

The two men and the entire crew of the yacht have denied any wrongdoing. Eleven other crew members were freed on bail and with restrictions.

As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town reached 89, authorities warned Saturday that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early stages. It's already the deadliest U.S. wildfire for over a century.

Crews with cadaver dogs have covered just 3% of the search area, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said.

A fire broke out in the seaside East Attica town of Artemida on Thursday morning and while it was burning close to homes in the residential area of Agios Ioannis, the fire service has brought it under control.

According to state broadcaster ERT, the blaze is still burning in an expanse of dry brush and weeds at the end of Ioanninon Street but is no longer threatening homes.