Chios

Firefighters were on standby all night in Kos, Chios and Heraklion Crete to contain fire fronts. As known by the fire brigade, the fires in Kos and Chios are showing a better picture with the fire brigades however facing several scattered outbreaks.

An Athens prosecutor has ordered a preliminary investigation into an incident on Wednesday involving a publisher firing a gun in the air to scare off a court bailiff who had come to serve him papers at his newspaper's offices.

The purpose of the prosecutor's probe is to ascertain whether Stephanos Chios threatened the bailiff and whether he violated gun laws.