It was delineated, according to his evidence Fire Departmentthe fire that broke out today at noon in a forest area in the area of ​​Kyriaki settlement of Soufli municipality.

The fire was moving in an inaccessible area, an oak forest was burning and apart from the high temperatures that prevail in Evros, as in the whole country, the gusts of wind were particularly strong at intervals. The delimitation of the fire was achieved within just a few hours of its occurrence, according to what Forester Didymoteicho told APE-MPE. Dimitris Mitroudis, thanks to the immediate response and cooperation of all the agencies involved in extinguishing the fire and the strong firefighting forces. “There was a huge mobilization from the first moment. The machines of the Didymoteichos forest office, which were nearby, immediately created a fire zone around the fire, the intervention of the army was immediate and in fact they were the first to arrive at the scene with machines, earth movers (bulldozers) and water tankers, while strong fire brigades participated in the extinguishing ground and air forces. We all tried together, coordinated”, says Mr. Mitroudis, adding that the aerial vehicles continued to drop water, trying to put out the last “candles”.

It is noted that 40 firefighters with eleven vehicles, two groups of pedestrians of the 7th EMODE, with the aerial assistance of four fire-fighting helicopters and five fire-fighting aircraft, attempted to put out the fire.