The fire in Aigirousses Megaron is in remission, as the press representative of the Fire Department, chief Vassilis Vathrakogiannis, pointed out a while ago, during an emergency briefing, while for Varnavas Attikis he noted that the situation remains dangerous since the fire is developing between residences having caused and damages.

As Mr. Vathrakogiannis pointed out about the fire in Varnavas, even though the first aerial vehicle, carrying out a loaded patrol, carried out a drop, 5 minutes after the fire started, and in 10 minutes the first ground forces tried, the strong winds spread it like lightning, creating extreme behavior for her, with continuous smears and new fronts behind the containment lines.

So far, 10 messages have been issued from 112. The last 4 messages were issued for the evacuation of residents from the settlements of Stamata, Mikrochori Oropou, Grammatiko, Rodopoli and Amygdaleza Stamata.

At the same time, he emphasized that the firefighting forces have been strengthened and at the moment the main lines of defense have been deployed, to the north, in Mikrohori Oropou, to the east, in Grammatiko and to the south, in Stamata, with the aim of being able to stop the fire.

They operate 400 firefighters with 14 forestry teams and 110 vehicles as well as a large number of volunteers. From the air until the last light, 29 aerial vehicles attempted, namely, 16 aircraft and 13 helicopters, of which 2 for their coordination.

At the same time, according to the press representative of the Fire Department, there have been many rescues of citizens who were trapped because they refused to leave.

“So because in many cases during the operations, firefighters have also been trapped and because according to the forecasts, the winds will remain strong in the following hours, we repeat the call to the residents of the areas where the fire is progressing to follow the instructions of the competent authorities” concluded Mr. Vathrakogiannis.