The Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection makes an emergency visit to Evia, Vassilis Kikiliasbecause of fire which is in progress.
Fire in Evia: Strong gusts of wind in the fire triangle – And new 112 to evacuate settlement
A firefighter was injured
At the same time, according to the Fire Department, a Firefighter with a Five-Year Obligation who was working on the Eubeia fire was slightly injured. According to information from the Fire Department, he suffered minor burns and was taken to the Aliveri Health Center.
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The fire broke out at around 3:17 pm in a wooded area near the town of Petries and, as the Fire Department was aware, it immediately assumed dangerous proportions mainly due to the strong northerly winds that were blowing in the area.
“Barrage” of 112 messages
New a message via 112 was sent to residents of the Koskina area inviting them to move to Zarakes.
According to information from the Fire Department, the new message was issued around 8:15 pm, when several residents were returning to the village of Koskina.
In particular, the message states:
“If you are in the Koskina area, head towards Zarakes via the Karystou provincial road.”
It should be noted that a message was issued for the same settlement at 3:46 pm.
Emergency information from the Fire Department
Earlier, in an emergency briefing, the fire brigade representative, Mr Vas Vathrakogiannis, said that the fire, which broke out today at 3:17 pm in a forest area near the village of Petries, immediately assumed dangerous proportions mainly due to the strong northerly winds blowing in the area.
For this reason, as Mr. Vathrakogiannis said, “it was necessary to issue 4 (ss: so far) 112 messages, initially to inform residents close to the area where the fire occurred and then to evacuate them from those in the settlements, Krieza, Koskina and Petries.
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Powerful forces
189 firefighters with 9 groups of infantry departments and 56 vehicles, in addition to a large number of volunteers, are working to extinguish the fire. For aerial firefighting, 26 aerial resources have been assigned, namely 16 aircraft and 10 helicopters, of which 2 are for coordination.
Local government water tankers and construction machinery are assisting in the extinguishing efforts.
As a precaution, a fire-fighting boat headed to the area and the Coast Guard was mobilized with vessels close to the coast.
Additionally, ELAS forces were mobilized to facilitate the evacuation of residents.
The coordination of all firefighting forces is carried out by the OLYMPOS Mobile Operations Center.