All the ground forces of the Rethymnon Regional Unit were thrown into the battle, as well as fire engines from Heraklion.
It took on dangerous proportions big fire which took place at noon on Friday, July 15, in the Municipality of Agios Vassiliou, at Rethimnowhile in the early afternoon, an alarm sounded for news fire which manifested itself in the village Peach also of the prefecture of Rethymno.
In particular, the first fire is raging between the villages of Orne and Kryas Vrysis, with the strong winds making the extinguishing task extremely difficult. 58 Firefighters from the ground are working at the scene, putting up a great fight to control it. The forces of the Fire Department are constantly being strengthened.
The settlement of Orne was evacuated as a precaution, with its approximately 30 residents safely evacuated. However, a 92-year-old woman who is bedridden is waiting for help to be transferred. They initially asked for the assistance of the Spili Health Center in order to transport him to a safe place with an EKAV ambulance. However, access to the scene was difficult, so a police car is outside the house to help her, while her daughter would also go.
It is also noted that during the operation a firefighter was slightly injured, who was taken to the hospital to be given first aid.
According to what he said in neakriti.gr o Mayor of Agios Vassiliou, Yiannis Tatarakis, “the fire reached 70 meters outside the settlement”. At the same time, speaking to SKAI 100.3, he estimated that the fire will be brought under control and that the residents will be able to return home in the evening. He added that approximately 200 acres of olive groves have burned.
Two helicopters are operating at the scene, while all the ground forces of the Rethymno Regional Unit, as well as fire engines from Heraklion, were thrown into the battle.
The efforts of the firefighters are titanic in order to prevent the fire from spreading within the settlement and to avoid the worst, however the winds blowing in the area make the work of the firefighters difficult.
In continuation of a previous message, at #fire in the Krya Vrysi area of ​​Agios Vassiliou Rethymnon there are 58 businesses #firefighters with 4 groups of infantry divisions, 16 vehicles and 3 R/P. Subscription by volunteers #firefighters and aquifers O.T.A.
— Fire Department (@pyrosvestiki) July 15, 2022
The atmosphere in the village of Orne is suffocating due to thick smoke, while the younger people fled the elderly to nearby villages and relatives’ houses. At the same time, breeders removed their animals from the area.
Fire in Peach
Regarding the new front, which broke out shortly after 3 in the afternoon at Koraka area in Rodakinoand that in the same place that occurred a few days ago, strong firefighting forces are operating, where their work is hampered by the strong winds blowing in the area.
At the same time, help has been requested from other prefectures, while according to the regional commander of the Fire Brigade of Crete, Giorgos Tsikalas, who spoke to neakriti.gr “the fire is burning uncontrollably and has requested aerial assistance from other areas outside Crete”.
In fact, according to information, it was given evacuation order of Kato Rodakinos, as the village is threatened.
There are 45 firefighters operating in the area with two groups of infantry units, 17 vehicles and 5 helicopters, one of which is from the army.
In #fire in a grassland area in the Korakas area of ​​Rethymnon, 45 are operating #firefighters with two groups of pedestrian sections, 17 vehicles and 5 E/P of which 1 E/P of the E.S. Subscription by local water bodies
— Fire Department (@pyrosvestiki) July 15, 2022
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