ATHENS, Greece (AP) – A wildfire burned through a northern suburb of the Greek capital of Athens on Saturday and some residents were ordered to evacuate, the country’s Fire Service reported.
Residents of the town of Kryoneri, 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) northeast of Athens received three SMS messages to evacuate to safe areas, Fire Service spokesman Vassilis Vathrakoyannis told reporters.
Greek media have shown houses on fire. The spokesman said “there have been reports of damages. We will take stock when the fires have been put out.”
“The real difficulties are ahead of us,” Vathrakoyannis said, adding that Greece has asked for six firefighting…
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