A fire broke out on Tuesday night between the settlements of Akoumia and Krya Vrysi in the Municipality of Agios Vassiliou.

Strong forces of the Fire Service have rushed to the spot.

Entire settlements were on the ground after the big fire broke out, while forces from neighboring prefectures were called to assist the work of the firefighters.

As rethemnosnews.gr points out, this is an area prone to fires and due to the winds there is strong concern.

The fire is heading south towards Shaktoria and Triopetra.

The information does not indicate that settlements are at risk while grasslands and arable lands are burning.

At 1:38 after midnight, a GR-ALERT was issued for the villages and areas of Saktouria, Kato Saktouria, Agios Pavlos, Agia Paraskevi, Triopetra, Akoumia, Krya Vrysi and Melampes, that all residents be ready and follow the instructions of competent authorities.

According to the latest data, it extends into inaccessible areas and this causes a problem in the approach of the fire brigade and at the same time accelerates its expansion.

However, the intensity of the wind allows the fire brigade to intervene in key places.

The battle with the flames is ongoing.

As he stated in Cretalive, from the front of the fire, the Deputy Mayor Giorgos Liodakis, it is a difficult front while in the area there are strong winds that make it difficult to extinguish the fire… The flames do not threaten the settlement, at this stage, according to the information whereas, for now, no decision has been taken to evacuate settlements or hotels.