The wildfire that broke out on Sunday in the area of Varnavas and spread to a large part of northeastern Attica no longer had a single front on Tuesday. According to the Fire Brigade, the firefighting forces are dealing with scattered pockets of fire from Varnavas to Nea Makri and Penteli while there are constant rekindlings. The winds, which were very strong on Monday, have abated in comparison with the previous two days.
A large rekindling was reported in the area of Erythro in Nea Makri shortly after 05:00, with the blaze reaching an inhabited area whose residents received a message to evacuate via the emergency number 112.
A total of 702 firefighters, 27 units of forest commandos, 119 fire engines, three firefighing airplanes and nine helicopters, assisted by volunteers and all Civil Protection agencies, were deployed to put out the blaze on Tuesday.
Forces from France, Italy, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Romania are expected to arrive in Greece later in the day to help, via the European Civil Protection Mechanism.
On Monday, firefighters found a charred body, probably of a 60-year-old woman, in a small factory that caught fire on Stratonikis Street in Patima Halandriou.
SOURCE; ANA-MPA
