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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...

A fire that broke out on Monday evening destroyed the 'Koimisis tis Theotokou' Greek Orthodox Church located in the Park Ex area at the corner of de l’Epee and St-Roch in Montreal. The church was built in 1962, at...

The first images of the “Norman Atlantic” garage were released in a video posted on the Italian website brindisioggi.it. These first shocking images show the damage caused to the ferry from the fire that broke out in the garage on the...

Two died in a fire late on Friday at Athens southern seaside suburb of Paleo Faliro in Greece. A 30-year-old fireman lost his life trying to save the life of a woman stuck on the 2nd floor balcony of...

Damage to Ancient Messene's site from a fire last Monday that led to the evacuation of four villages was minimal, according to an on-site inspection carried out by the Greek Ministry of Culture. There are no damages, except for soot...