The fire is raging in Krestena – More than 4 hearths

A difficult night is expected in Crestanawhere the fire is raging for several hours. According to the fire department, the fire spread quickly, resulting in dangerous proportions.

The flames reached the yards of the houses, while the fire has surrounded the village of Gryllos from two sides. An evacuation message has also been sent for the area by 112.

In the village of Gryllos, there has been a preventive removal of the elderly, while business continues on the southeast axis towards the mountains of Smyrna with the ground vehicles, 4 E/P and 2 Tractors.

He speaks of “criminal action”. mayor of Andritsaina-Krestena Sakis Baliukos. “All three fires we had were criminal acts. They wanted to drag us into the mountains to do their work as they did today. It is over four different foci. We’ll find out exactly what’s going on. Fortunately, the mobilization of the fire department and all agencies involved in the fire was immediate and we avoided the worst. At least the image I have at the moment is not an image of the destruction of a house”, he emphasized.

He also added that the fire threatens two villages and the direction of the wind will show whether it will be limited to them or spread to others. “The villages are Gryllos and Vrina, but if he leaves a little to the left we will also have a danger in Skilloundia. And if he jumps over these villages then he follows Greka’s. We’ll see how it goes. I went around the perimeter of the settlements that were in great danger and I did not see a burnt house”, he said.

Accordingly, the deputy governor of Ilias Vassilis Giannopoulos said that tonight will be a difficult night, stating that what worries them is the back-to-back fire events recently.

“Unfortunately, recently we have had a series of fires in the prefecture. It certainly worries us. We will look at it and research it in a second year. At this moment it is important to limit and control the front of the fire which has unfortunately spread, it has made several branches. Fortunately, no settlements are threatened at this time. Precautionary evacuations have of course been carried out in Frixa, Skilloundia and Gryllos, while a recommendation was given for Krestena and Makrisia. The children’s camps have been evacuated and all children and staff have been safely evacuated. We have a difficult night ahead of us. We will fight. At the scene are strong ground forces of the fire brigade and several machines and water carriers from the region of Western Greece. He has opened up and this certainly raises concerns about his control.”

To the point 125 firefighters are operating with seven groups of infantry divisions and 43 vehicles and from the air four firefighting planes and four helicopters carry out water drops.

For the fire that has broken out in Ilia, the Health Centers of Krestena, Archaia Olympia and Zaharos, as well as the General Hospital of Pyrgos, have been put on full alert, according to information from the Ministry of Health. He also informs that so far only one citizen whose house was damaged by the fire has come to the KY with breathing problems. Krestena and has his condition fully treated.

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