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Forest Fire In Athens Force Hundreds Out Of Their Homes


In Greece, hundreds of people were ordered to leave their homes after a large forest fire broke out northeast of Athens, fanned by high winds. Fire Service officials said 11 firefighting aircraft and five helicopters were deployed to try and stop the flames reaching deeper into inhabited areas on the slopes of Mount Penteli, some 25 kilometers (16 miles) northeast of the capital.

Updated: 20 Jul 2022 4:42 pm

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Smoke from a fire blanketed part of the Athenian sky as it is seen behind the ancient Acropolis hill with the Parthenon temple.

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Fire burns at the mount of Penteli.

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Firefighters leave the area as fire burns near a house in Penteli.

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Firefighters evacuate an elderly woman from her house in Penteli.

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A firefighter sprays water in the Mount of Penteli.

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Fire burns near a house on Penteli mountain, northern Athens, Greece.

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Fire burns at Mount Penteli, northeast of Athens.

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Men on motorcycles look at the fire in Penteli, northeast of Athens.

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Fire burns at the mount of Penteli.

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An aircraft flies near the fire on Penteli mountain, northern Athens, Greece.

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A traffic police officer closes the road as the fire burns in Penteli, northeast of Athens.



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