Fire in Pikermi that was dealt with within 20 minutes – Continuous flare-ups in Fokida, but being dealt with – Mytikas was evacuated to Psatha with a 112 message to the residents
The fire that broke out today early in the afternoon in a forest area in Porto Germeno. As reported by the press representative of the Fire Department, fire chief, Raphaela Jima, “at the moment the fire situation shows a steady decrease in the rate of its spread, while in some places its intensity has been reduced to zero” and added that they continue to attempt strong ground and air operations forces.
In total, in the last twenty-four hours there were 65 forest fires in the country, of which the most important occurred early in the afternoon in a forest area in Porto Germenos.
After a recommendation from the head of the fire brigade, a message was issued by 112 for a preventive organized evacuation of the inhabitants of the settlement of Mytika in a safe direction. In addition, the Greek army, volunteers, the local government with water tankers and construction machinery, as well as the forces of ELAS, are helping to extinguish the fire.
fire now in Porto Germeno, next to houses….. pic.twitter.com/Sx3Szyrm3i
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In fact, at 1.25 in the afternoon a message was sent from 112 for the evacuation of the settlement of Mytikas to Mat.
The investigation into the causes of the fire has been undertaken by Arson Crimes Directorate.
Regarding the other fires, Mrs. Tsima said that in the forest fire that broke out in Agios Ioannis Corinthia at 3 past 10 in the afternoon, ground and air firefighting forces are operating and she emphasized that a part of the fire has been controlled, but the phenomenon is still ongoing without but to threaten a residential area. Regarding the fire that broke out in low vegetation at 3 para 10 in Kalamaki Achaias, Mrs. Tsima stated that it has been checked.
In Porto Germenos, a house was also burned, as can be seen in the following photo:
Also, a fire broke out at 1:00 p.m. on Marathon Avenue in Pikermi, Attica, which, according to the press representative, was dealt with within 20 minutes by the ground firefighting forces that rushed to the scene.
At the same time, the personnel of the Fire Services of the regions of Attica and Central Greece have been put on general alert, while all the Civil Protection forces also remain on alert, given that a very high risk of fire is predicted for Attica, Central Greece and the Northern Aegean for tomorrow Wednesday as well.
In addition, the press representative of the Fire Brigade appealed to everyone to be informed by the official announcements of the Fire Brigade, as she said, “it has been established that in some cases the information transmitted regarding the progress of the fires does not correspond to reality and makes the work difficult of the Fire Department and the authorities involved in incident management”.
Finally, Mrs. Jima appealed to all citizens to avoid any action that could lead to a fire. “We all remain very cautious. It only takes a few seconds for the flame to become a fire,” he concluded.
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