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My respect goes to all those firefighters and volunteers trying to put out the worst wildfire Cyprus has ever encountered, which has also claimed the lives of two brave firefighters and injured others. The environmental damage it’s immeasurable! Among the...

On Saturday a large wild-fire ignited on the Greek island of Rhodes near to the village of Apolakkia during the morning hours. The village has since been evacuated as firefighters battle to tame the blaze. A total of 10 fire engines...

A tragedy occurred early on Tuesday morning near the center of Athens, when a sixteen year old girl's body was found burnt by flames ignited inside her family’s store in Omonia Square. The Armenian family had transformed the store’s storage...

The 79 fires that broke out on Friday in Greece have left one person dead, threatened various residential areas and raised suspicions about the causes of the outbreaks. Firefighters and police officers found a completely carbonised body of man in the Kareas area of Ymittos on...

At least six wildfires broke out across Greece on Friday, July 17. The first large-scale fire occurred in Laconia, Peloponnese, where firefighters are still trying to get the situation under control using land vehicles and Canadair aircraft. More than two...

While the Greek Fire Department has been battling a wildfire in Peloponnese, two more flaming fronts broke out in Kareas and Koropi, Athens. The large-scale fire in Karea broke out near Vyronas and is currently moving towards Ymittos mountain. Despite...

Greece's nature may suffer innumerable disasters this summer season, since the country's Fire Department is not operating properly. According to Greek newspaper "Ta Nea," several fire trucks are currently immobilized because they are lacking tires and spare parts. Furthermore, aircraft are all...

An unprecedented incident occurred on Saturday, June 6, when fire broke out at a recycling company in Aspropyrgos, Greece. The fire is still burning, however, the Greek Fire Department has the situation under control. They are trying to avoid...

Groups of Roma are plundering a warehouse of recyclable materials in Aspropyrgos, Greece, where a major fire broke out on Saturday afternoon, jeopardizing their lives. Firefighters managed to control the blaze on Sunday, which started for unknown reasons in a...

At least one person was killed and a second was taken to the hospital in critical condition as a result of a major fire that broke out inside an abandoned factory in Volos, Greece, just before 1:00 pm on...