Tag: Fire
Vandals Torch Christmas Tree in Athens’ Exarchia for the Second Time in a Week
Unknown vandals burned for the second time in less than two days the Christmas tree of the central square of the notorious Exarchia district...
Greek Investigators Say Central Athens Hotel Fire Likely Arson
The cause of Thursday afternoon's fire at an Athens hotel which sent three people to the hospital very well might be officially attributed to arson,...
Refugee Dies in Container Fire in Greece’s Lesvos Migrant Camp
A 27-year-old female Afghan refugee burned to death early on Thursday morning in the container in which she was living with her family in...
At Least Twenty Evacuated From Athens Hotel Fire; Deliberate Arson Possible
Firefighters evacuated twenty people who had been trapped inside a hotel in southern Athens where a fire broke out on Thursday morning. Initial information indicated...
Rioting Breaks Out at Greece’s Moria Camp After Migrant Dies in Fire
Greek riot police clashed with angry migrants at the Moria Reception Center on Lesvos on Sunday after one woman died in a fire at...
One Dead After Large Fire Breaks Out in Refugee Camp of Moria on Lesvos
A mother and her child died on Sunday afternoon after a large fire broke out in the Moria camp on Greece's island of Lesvos. According...
538 Passengers Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out on Igoumenitsa-Venice Ferry
A fire broke out onboard a ferry that had initiated its trip from Greece's Igoumenitsa to Venice in Italy. The fire broke out at the...
Wildfire on Greece’s Zakynthos Island Contained
The wildfire at Keri on the Greek island of Zakynthos was still in progress on Monday but the overall situation was much improved in...
Wildfire Enters Village on Zakynthos, Residents Flee in Panic (video)
A wildfire raging on Zakynthos island is out of control, despite the efforts of the fire service; the blaze has entered the village of Keri,...
Fire Rages in Loutraki, Monasteries Evacuated
A fire rages near the seaside town of Loutraki on Sunday despite the overnight battle by the firefighting forces; two area monasteries have been...
Dozens of Tourists Evacuated from Hotels as Wildfire Rages on the Greek Island of...
A wildfire broke out in a forested area of Lourdata on the island of Kefalonia early on Saturday, forcing local authorities to call for...
One Dead After Fire Breaks Out in Krestena, West Peloponnese
A man died near the town of Krestena in Western Peloponnese in Greece on Friday afternoon, after a large fire broke out in the...
