Mt. Parnitha forest fire placed under full control

   A forest fire on Mt Parnitha on Wednesday which started at 12:50 was finally placed under full control at 4:30 p.m. after it left in its wake one dead, at least 10 burnt houses, a nursery and an ecological disaster estimated to the burning of thousands of acres of forest expanse.

    According to the firebrigade and police, the dead man, aged 74, tried to escape towards the area of Thrakomakedones.

    Minister of State and government spokesman Theodoros Roussopoulos expressed the government's grief over the death of the man in the region of Thrakomakedones.

    Roussopoulos said the firebrigade, the civil protection authority, the prefectural and local government authority and the citizens of the region made every effort, under unfavourable weather conditions, to place the fire under control.

    The Fire Brigade assured Secretary General for the Olympic Games Spyros Capralos that the Olympic Village and the Media Centre in Amygdaleza and the Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike venue, located near the site of the fire, had not been in danger.

   

   

   

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