Wildfires rage in Greece
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In the town of Kryoneri, a volunteer firefighter set fire to the grass in order to put out the fire himself. As a result, he started four fires.
In Greece, law enforcement officers detained 118 people on suspicion of deliberate or accidental arson of forests, of which 18 were arrested. It is reported by Alpha News Wednesday, August 11th.
From 4 to 11 August, police are said to have carried out 118 arrests across the country on suspicion of deliberately setting fire to forests or arson through negligence. Arrest documents were drawn up for 18 people. The age of the perpetrators ranges from 15 to 78 years.
So, on the island of Lesvos, a man started a forest fire by burning sheep’s wool. In the city of Ceret, cables were burned in the park to extract copper from them. In the Finopoulou grove in Gizi, a foreigner tried to set fire to a tree and dry grass using paper towels and crumpled cigarette packs.
And in the town of Kryoneri, a volunteer firefighter set fire to the grass in order to put out the fire himself. As a result, he started four fires, one of which spread to the local cemetery.
Also, six people were arrested for robbing houses dilapidated by fires.
Recall Greece fires 586 over the past few days. The situation has worsened amid unprecedented heat and drought. On the eve, the authorities evacuated residents of 21 villages.
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