Ground forces were mobilized to extinguish it.
The fire that broke out in plots of land in the area of Litharakia in Pyrgos Ilias is under control.
According to the fire department, the fire was burning in a residential area.
Ground forces were mobilized to put it out, specifically 28 firefighters with 1 group of pedestrians and 11 vehicles.
This is the third fire that broke out today in the area of Ilia in a few hours.
At the same time, the fire that broke out at noon on Wednesday in low vegetation in the area of Spiantza Pyrgos in Ilia is in remission.
According to the fire department, the fire was near a settlement, but no houses were threatened.
Ground and air forces were mobilized to extinguish it, namely 41 firefighters, 1 group of pedestrians, 15 vehicles and 1 helicopter.
#Fire in low vegetation in the area of Spiantza Pyrgos #Elia. Ground and air forces were mobilized.
— Fire Department (@pyrosvestiki) August 10, 2022
In accordance with ilialive.gr, earlier a fire truck almost caught fire. However, thanks to the quick reflexes of his driver, and the help of his colleagues, the worst was avoided.
The lens of ilialive.gr recorded the moment when the flames surround the vehicle until the moment when an Erickson helicopter makes a life-saving drop on the vehicle and it is saved there.
Earlier, a fire broke out in a grassy area in the village of Pelopio in Ancient Olympia and the fire brigade rushed to the area.
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