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Greece
Greek Crews Battle Forest Fire at Kineta, West of Athens
A big fire broke out on the mountain slopes of Gerania, near the resort town of Kineta, about 50 km (30 miles) west of Athens.
Dozens of fire fighters aided by three water-dropping planes and two helicopters are trying to bring...
Greece
Greek War Museum in Crete Destroyed by Fire (video)
The Chania War Museum in Crete was destroyed by fire in the early hours of Monday after firefighters gave a long battle with the uncontrollable blaze.
The only thing left standing after the fire was put out is the exterior...
Greece
Crete Fire: Greek Authorities Deploy Helicopter
A large grass fire on the Greek island of Crete has seen the authorities deploy a helicopter to dump water on acres of burning land.
Strong winds are thought to be fanning the flames which have taken hold in in eastern...
Greece
Dozens of Tourists Evacuated from Burning Greek Island
The Greek Coast Guard has evacuated dozens of tourists trapped in a hotel on the island of Alonissos as a forest fire was closing in.
The fire broke out in a wooded area of Gerakina Lakka on Wednesday evening and...
Archaeology
Fire Reveals Over 200 Antiquities in the Mountains of Profitis Elias, Phthiotida
A fire on Thursday in the mountains of Profitis Elias, in Phthiotida, central Greece, revealed antiquities dating back to the first half of the 5th century BC and the geometric period.
The Ministry of Culture announced on Friday that the...
Greece
Airplane Dumps Water on Major Greek Fire (video)
Video shot in Athens on Friday shows the dramatic moment when a fire-fighting airplane dumped water on a large blaze in the city's northern suburbs.
The fire broke out in Syngrou Park in Maroussi amid rising temperatures in the Greek...
Greece
Battery Plant on Fire in Northern Greece, Villages Evacuated (video)
A huge fire that broke out on Tuesday in the Sunlight battery plant in Olvio, Xanthi, forced authorities to evacuate the surrounding communities, due to toxic fumes.
The fire which broke out at 1:00pm, had firefighters struggling to extinguish the toxic blaze...
Australia
Greek Church Devastated by Pre-Easter Blaze
The Greek community in South Australia is rallying round after a fire swept through an Orthodox church just days before Easter.
St Panteleimon Greek Orthodox Church at Glenelg North, Adelaide, which has been serving the community since 1981, caught fire...
Greece
Tax Office in Larissa in Flames (video)
A fire broke out early at dawn of Saturday in the building where the 2nd Tax Office (DOY) of Larissa is housed, at the corner of Patroklos and Roosevelt Streets.
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According to the Larissa Fire Department, a local called at...
Greece
Deadly Fire Sweeps Through Peristeri Apartment
A man lost his life when an early-morning fire swept through his apartment in Athens on Monday.
Eighteen firefighters and six water tenders rushed to the scene on Aesop Street in the Peristeri district.
However, despite bringing the blaze under control,...