Shortly before eleven o’clock in the evening on Monday, June 13, a fire broke out in Paros, at the foot of Agios Antonios from the Molu side. According to the press secretary of the fire service, the fire burns low vegetation and does not threaten settlements. On Tuesday morning, 6 fire engines with 20 firefighters, […]
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"A firebird has caused a forest fire in the southeast of Athens,” ΔΕΔΔΗΕ workers claim
“The bird collided with the wires, its wings caught fire, and it fell behind the wall of the substation, thereby spreading the fire,” a worker spokesman for the Greek distribution network operator ΔΕΔΔΗΕ told a group of stunned journalists from state broadcaster ERT, discussing the forest fire in Ano Voula and Ano Glyfada in Saturday. […]
Fire in Voula and Vari: shocking drone video
The fire in Voula and Vari, which started with Ano Glyfada, not only burned houses and cars, but also caused great damage to the environment. The first big summer fire this year scorched large areas on Mount Immitos, which was captured on drone video. According to the fire department, the fixation of damage and burnt […]
Tragedy in Bangladesh: at least 40 victims, 450 injured, many missing
A large-scale fire at a private container warehouse in the southeast of Bangladesh, in the city of Chittagong, has not been extinguished for more than a day. The bodies of the dead continue to be carried out, the exact number of victims is still impossible to establish. A fire broke out on Saturday at a […]
Fire in Glyfada, Voula, Vari – improvement of the situation
With the first rays of the sun, firefighting aviation is on alert, fearing re-ignitions. There is an improvement in the situation with the fire that broke out yesterday afternoon in Glyfada, and then rapidly spread to Voula and Wari. Residents of Panorama have already returned to the houses abandoned because of the fire, and Heromas […]
Artillery strike on the Svyatogorsk Lavra: the President of Ukraine is waiting for the reaction of UNESCO and the UN
On Saturday, June 4, the All Saints Skete, consecrated back in 1912, was destroyed. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church confirmed the information: “As a result of hostilities, a large-scale fire broke out on the territory of the All Saints Skete of the Holy Assumption Svyatogorsk Lavra. The flame completely engulfed the main church of the monastery.” […]
Fire in Ano Glyfada
This afternoon a large fire broke out in the southern suburbs of the Greek capital Glyfada. While there is no threat to houses, experts say. The fire broke out on Saturday at 13:00 in Ano Glyfada, at the end of Metsovu street (Μετσόβου) in the Pirnari district (Πουρνάρι Γλυφάδας), on the border with Imittos (Υμηττό), […]
Fire in Thessaloniki: dozens injured
Dozens of children have been injured and two adults are in intensive care due to toxic smoke from a fire in a building near an after-school learning center (frontistirio) in the center of Thessaloniki. According to thestival.gr Marios Apostolidis, Fire Brigade Operations Coordinator for Central Macedonia, East Macedonia and Thrace, the fire brigade was initially […]
Peristeri 2 explosions in 24 hours
In the Athens region of Peristeri, an improvised explosive device was used twice a day by unidentified persons. Yesterday a cafe was burned down, today the second target was a kiosk completely destroyed as a result of the explosion. On Friday evening, at 167 Pelopida Street in Peristeri, an incendiary device was placed near a […]
Paleo Faliro: son stabbed 78-year-old mother and set fire to apartment
According to police, the 78-year-old elderly woman received multiple stab wounds that apparently led to her death. The police found a 20-centimeter knife in the house. Law enforcement is looking into the possibility that her 48-year-old son killed her, as he has a history of mental illness. According to iefimerida.gr, after the massacre, the attacker […]
Fire at a large manufacturing plant in Heraklion
A large-scale operation of the fire service continues to extinguish the fire that occurred in the industrial area of Heraklion ΒΙΠΕ. The fire broke out shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon. The fire brigade arrived at the scene. Firefighters are trying to bring the fire under control, fearing it could spread to nearby businesses. iefimerida.gr. […]
Albanian accused of killing and burning 53-year-old homeless man
The alleged perpetrator of the heinous crime committed in Chania (Crete) was brought to the prosecutor’s office. According to Creta24, the 27-year-old Albanian asked for and received a deadline to testify. A criminal case was initiated against him “for manslaughter and arson.” In addition, he was arrested for violating the law on weapons. According to […]