“The fire in Megara broke out almost simultaneously after the end of the alarm in Penteli (…) while then three different fires broke out in Salamina” said Yiannis Artopaios
For two fires that started almost at the same time in Penteli the representative of the fire department, Yiannis Artopioos, spoke to SKAI, in the wake of the Prime Minister’s statement that the possibility of arson cannot be ruled out.
“At the point in Dau Pentelis there is a certain forest patrol car, but we had reports to our investigative offices from the arson department at 5:19 a.m. two fires started almost simultaneously,” he said characteristically, pointing out that all the data is being checked.
“Two fronts started almost simultaneously which troubled us. The patrol car tried to react at first, but the fire spread too quickly due to the very strong wind that directed the fire towards Drafi” said Yiannis Artopaios.
In terms the fire in Megara Mr. Artophios stated that it broke out almost simultaneously after the end of the alarm in Penteli, where it managed to become manageable within the first eight hours, while then three different fires broke out in Salamina.
“We try to put out fires at their source, but it is not always possible. But also in the field of prevention, there is vigilance with aerial surveillance in areas with risk level 4,” explained the fire department official.
Our first concern, he repeated, was to ensure the physical integrity of citizens. We moved away 85,000 to 90,000 people an entire large city in a forest/residential fabric with our fellow cops, otherwise we’d be in trouble.
“There is no active front”
“At the moment we do not have an active front in the territory, but we have a difficult fire since the day before yesterday in Penteli, which we are monitoring, we are vigilant, for this purpose we have two aircraft and a helicopter that are spraying the wider area so that we do not have any resurgence we check the perimeter of the fire. If the last candle and the last spark are not extinguished, we are not going to leave the area” clarified Mr. Artopioos.
Very high fire risk for four regions of the country
A very high risk of fire (risk category 4) is predicted today, Thursday, July 21, for four regions of the country, according to the Fire Risk Prediction Map issued by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection (www.civilprotection.gr) .
Specifically, a very high risk of fire is predicted today for the following areas:
-Region of Attica (including the island of Kythira)
-Region of Central Greece (Evia)
– Peloponnese Region (Corinthia Region, Argolis Region, Laconia Region)
-North Aegean Region (Chios Region, Samos Region, Ikaria Region)
The general secretariat of Civil Protection recommends that citizens be especially careful and avoid activities in the open air that can cause a fire by negligence, such as burning dry grass and branches or cleaning residues, the use of machines that cause sparks such as circular saws, welding devices, the use of outdoor grills, smoking bees, throwing lit cigarettes, etc. Also, the General Directorate of Fire Protection reminds that during the fire protection season burning of fields is prohibited and calls on citizens in the event of a fire to notify the Fire Service immediately by dialing 199.
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