Residents recount their injuries in Horned and the Stop Atticawhere massive fires broke out in the morning and early afternoon, respectively, amid strong winds. Some saw their life’s work reduced to ashes. A 45-year-old man – apparently trying to save his fortune – died of convulsions. Hundreds of firefighters and volunteers fought a long and difficult battle to prevent the worst.
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280 firefighters, 18 forestry teams, 13 helicopters and 12 aircraft fought the double battle in Attica. Ground forces remained overnight in both foreheads to deal with any crises.
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Today, water drops directed from aerial vehicles will resume to put out the so-called “candles”, that is, the small scattered fires that burn without posing a threat while the winds in the area are weak, but which could prove extremely dangerous if the weather conditions change.
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Damage assessment and root cause investigation
The damage count is expected to begin later in the day. A huge area of forest has been burned, while houses, cars and pigsties have been engulfed in flames. Investigations into the causes of the two major fires are also underway.
It should be noted that in both cases there are complaints from residents and local authorities that explosions were heard shortly before the fire started. There are also reports of people fleeing in machines.
Vassilis Kikilias also showed arson
The Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, although he avoided talking directly about the arson, also indicated that the investigations are moving in that direction. And this is because in just a few hours we had too many fronts across Attica, but also in several regions of the country.
Today, in Attica, two extremely dangerous #fires which broke out in populated areas and spread quickly due to strong winds in #Keratea It is #Stop this. At the moment there are small outbreaks in Keratea, while in Stamata there are none… pic.twitter.com/I55xuzZ4Ns
– Vassilis Kikilias (@Vkikilias) June 30, 2024
“I want to close with a statement For more than three and twenty-four hours we have been warning and appealing for extreme caution due to the strong winds.
And even today we only had:
- 12 hours, fire in Keratea,
- 14:45 in Lamia
- 4:05 pm in Agrinio
- 4:15 pm in Estata
- 5:20 pm in Corinth
- 19:45 in Distomo
- 7:50 pm in Aspropirgos
- 19:55 on draft
- 8:20 pm in Ilía
Even in Filopappou, in the center of Athens.
As you understand, I have no comment,” he said.