The fire, which broke out in a forest area in Perachora of Loutraki, has been put into a lull. As known by the fire brigade, despite the rapid development of the incident, the firefighting forces put the fire in remission in a short period of time, preventing its further spread.
In parallel, the arrest of a 70-year-old Frenchman was made by a team of the IDF, which rushed to the scene of the fire. According to the fire brigade, the 70-year-old was carrying out agricultural work without having taken the required fire safety measures.
The fire broke out around 15:45 in a forest area and, as the Fire Brigade said, the mobilisation was immediate and the deployment of strong ground and air forces allowed for the rapid containment and containment of the incident before it reached greater proportions, while no homes or infrastructure were threatened.
A total of 106 firefighters are involved in the extinguishing operation with 5 teams from the 1st, 6th and 9th EMOs, 30 fire engines and a number of volunteers. From the air, 3 aircraft and 5 helicopters operate periodically, including one for their aerial coordination.
Support in the work of extinguishing the fire is provided by water trucks and project machinery of the regions of Attica and Peloponnese
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It is noted that throughout the incident, ESKEDIK is receiving continuous images from the drone via optical and thermal camera.
