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Eight People Injured in Alcohol Distillery Explosion in Central Greece

An explosion at an alcohol distillery near Larissa, central Greece, has left at least eight people injured on Friday.

Fire Breaks Out in Western Greece's Achaea

A relatively large wildfire broke out in Greece's Achaea region, near Patras, in Western Greece on Monday. The fire broke out at approximately 13:35 local time on Monday in an area covered with low vegetation and cultivated land. https://twitter.com/pyrosvestiki/status/1138078216671956992 A strong presence...

Greek FM Condemns Torching of Turkish Diplomats' Cars in Thessaloniki

Two cars belonging to Turkish nationals, most likely diplomats, were set on fire in Thessaloniki, in Macedonia, Greece, in the early hours of Monday. The first car was parked on Alexander the Great Avenue, near the famous sea promenade of the...

Man Dies After Falling Onto Metro Station Rail Line in Athens

A tragic incident took place in Athens on Saturday morning, when a man, whose age is still unknown, was found dead on the railway lines of a metro station. The incident took place at the Agios Antonios (Saint Anthony) metro...

Austerity's Harsh Impact on Greece's Public Services Revealed

According to data released Thursday by the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), significant declines in state funding for public services were recorded between 2015 and 2016. During this period, the Greek state invested just €3 million ($3.4 million) in...

Halkidiki Fire Reportedly Extinguished

After a treacherous 24-hour period, Greece's fire brigade revealed some good news, announcing on Friday that "there is no active fire front in the area of Sarti, Halkidiki." However, two firefighting air crafts, two water-dropping helicopters, 70 fire engines and...

Fire Brigade Operations Center Reports Increase of Arson Cases and Wildfires in 2016

There was a 22.8 pct increase in the number of forest fires that broke out in 2016 compared with the previous year causing a more devastating effect with the area of burnt land rising by 124.5 pct, the Fire...

Dervenohoria Wildfire Swells, Fears for Nearby Ammunition Factory [pics]

A wildfire at Dervenohoria, raging since 10:40 pm on Saturday, noted a resurgence on Monday afternoon due to a change in wind direction causing it to spread towards a forest area. The fire is currently raging between the villages...

Chalkidiki Fire Around Porto Carras Turns 1,500,000m2 to Ash

Around 1,500,000 square meters of land were reduced to ash as a forest fire spread around the second peninsula of Chalkidiki, northern Greece. The fire started at 13:10 (local time) at the Chondri Rahi area, and raged uncontrollably before...

Police Stage Occupation of SYRIZA Offices Ahead of Govt Pension Reform

15 uniformed officials, mainly police officers belonging to the Hellenic Federation of the Police (POASY) and unionists from the Greek Coast Guard and Fire Brigade, gathered at the central offices of the ruling Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party in...