The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon near the town of Varnavas, about 35 km north of Athens and he quickly moved towards the city. The fire reached the outskirts of the capital, where one person died.
On Tuesday, the authorities announced that the situation was under control. They emphasized that the wind subsidedthe fire stopped having a single front, and firefighters were fighting scattered hot spots. Reinforcements from several EU countries arrived to help the Greek services, including Turkey.
The fire covered a total area of 10,000 hectares. Almost 80 destroyed through the fire houses is no longer suitable for habitation.
Greece. Investigators are looking into the cause of the fire.
As part of the investigation, statements were collected from residents of Warnawas. One of them said that the cause of the fire could have been a wooden electricity pole in front of his housewhich had a loose wire attached to it, authorities reported. A fire department official said the fire started near that pole.
This is currently the main version of the investigators. The possibility of arson is also being investigated. Greek operator the power grid ensured that found no evidence of failure.
On Thursday, the fire brigade reported that a fire had broken out in the previous 24 hours. Greece 30 forest and brush fires. Authorities issued very high risk warning fire for several regions on Friday.
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