News hearth of fire spotted by the fire authorities shortly after 7.30 pm, at a point after the wooded area Kimisala in Rhodes – an event that re-mobilized the forest firefighting forces and volunteer groups located in the area.

The new outbreak, fortunately dealt with in time, occurred behind the point where the midday fire started, but has caused an alarm in the fire brigade and police forces of the island, who are investigating the possibility of arson, given that the forest of Kimisala is one of the most important and oldest in the Mediterranean area.

Everyone’s fear is the weather conditions and the intensity of the winds that will prevail on the evening of Wednesday to Thursday, for this reason also in the region they remain strong firefighting teams and volunteers.

It is noted that the fire, which was tackled mainly with water jets from the firefighting planes and helicopters in its first stage, is located between difficult parts of the forest areas of Sianna and Monolithos.