A fire broke out at the Kaisariani Shooting Range shortly after 20:30 on Thursday night. According to the fire brigade, the fire broke out at 20.35, however it was immediately brought under control by the fire brigade. 15 firefighters with 6 vehicles responded to the scene.

“Mobility was observed by certain people, who according to the mayor of Kaisarianis, Christos Voskopoulos, were found roaming inside the area, which was fenced off, and the fire immediately broke out. This is the paradox in the case, as I was informed by the mayor Kaisarianis, my colleagues at SPAW, but also people who were there”, the president of the Ymittos Protection and Development Association – SPAW and the mayor of Hellinikon – Argyroupoli, Yiannis Constantatos, told APE-MPE . As he added, there are testimonies that speak of arson, while volunteer groups of SPAH, the municipalities of Kaisariani and Byron, as well as the fire department, rushed to the scene to immediately bring the fire under control.

“According to the mayor who informed me as president of SPAW, it is purely arson by people who were in the fenced area. They were seen by witnesses to jump up and run away, and immediately afterwards the fire broke out. There were witnesses who saw them and informed the mayor Kaisarianis. The area was breached in order to get in, it is next to the shooting range, in a very dangerous spot, that if you don’t put it under control, this side of Ymittos can catch fire”, underlines Mr. Konstantatos.

“We will patrol this evening as well. Over 300 volunteers are currently in Ymittos, in all the outposts, in all the municipalities, with SPAW vehicles, our water tankers, people can see our sirens in the mountain that we patrol in the evening hours. We are doing everything humanly possible to prevent any malicious action”, Mr. Constantatos notes to APE-MPE.