88 firefighters with 2 groups of pedestrian units and 24 vehicles are operating at the scene. Support is provided by local water bodies and volunteer firefighters with a number of volunteer vehicles.
The efforts of the fire brigade to contain the fire that broke out yesterday around 11.00 pm in low vegetation near Karamanli Avenue in the municipality of Acharnon lasted all night.
As it became known from the Fire Department, the fire along the entire length of the stream of Helidonous has been extinguished with the fire brigade managing to limit it within 2.5 hours from its start.
The efforts of the ground forces are focused on extinguishing the fire in stationery business on Tatoiou Street as well as in plastics business.
According to the Fire Department, the stationery business it burns completely while the fire in the business with plastics is almost extinguished.
All night strong ground forces were working, while winds of about 5 Beaufort were blowing, to contain the fire, which started from low vegetation in an outdoor area between factories near Karamanli Avenue and very quickly spread to Rema tis Helidonous, causing damage to businesses in its path.
The final assessment of the damages will be done after the extinguishing is complete, while the preliminary investigation to investigate the causes of the fire will be conducted by the Directorate for Combating Arson Crimes (DAEE).
88 firefighters with 2 groups of pedestrian units and 24 vehicles are operating at the scene. Support is provided by local water bodies and volunteer firefighters with a number of volunteer vehicles.
Two messages via 112 were sent to residents of the wider area.
The first message informed citizens about the fire, asking them to remain alert and follow the instructions of the authorities, while the second called on those near Rema tis Helidonous to stay indoors and close doors and windows due to the smoke.
Traffic diversion
According to the latest information from the Traffic Authority, due to the fire in the Acharni area, the diversion of vehicles on Tatoiou Street, from the height of Dekelias Street to the height of Karamanli Avenue, remains in force.
In the rest of the points, traffic is proceeding normally.
Source: Skai
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