The firefighters are dealing with scattered outbreaks in the fire that broke out yesterday afternoon (29/7) in Petries in Evia, with the picture being better since there is no longer a single active front.
According to evima.gr, another firefighter was injured while working on the fire front located in Krieza. The man was taken to the Aliveri health center with burns on his face and hands. We remind you that yesterday a firefighter was injured while trying to put out a fire on the front of Petria.
At the scene of the fire, 205 firefighters remain with 11 groups of pedestrian units and 56 vehicles, while 19 aerial vehicles (13 aircraft and 6 helicopters, one of which is for coordination) are assisting from the air.
A large number of volunteers, local government water tankers and project machinery are also assisting in the extinguishing. As a precaution, a fire-fighting boat went to the area and the Coast Guard was mobilized with floating means near the coastline.
Also, ELAS forces were deployed to facilitate the evacuation of residents. The coordination of all firefighting forces is carried out by the OLYMPOS Mobile Operations Center.
The messages of 112
Earlier, 112 messages were sent to those in Klimaki, Liani Ammos, Petries and Krieza.
Specifically, at 01:23, 112 was called, calling those who were in Klimaki and Liani Ammo Evia to move away to Krieza.
At 05:30, 112 was issued again to the residents of the Petries area in order to move away to Agios Apostolois and Kalamos.
⚠️ Activation 1️⃣1️⃣2️⃣
🔥 Forest fire in your area
🆘 If you are in the area #Petries move away towards #Holy_Apostles
‼️ Follow the instructions of the authorities
ℹ️ https://t.co/kexUnlnGMV@pyrosvestiki@hellenicpolice
— 112 Greece (@112Greece) July 29, 2024
At 07:33 a message was sent to the residents of the Krieza area inviting them to move away towards Aliveri.
⚠️ Activation 1️⃣1️⃣2️⃣
🔥 Forest fire in your area
🆘 If you are in the area #Crisis #Evia move away towards #Delivery
‼️ Follow the instructions of the authorities
ℹ️ https://t.co/kexUnlnGMV@pyrosvestiki @hellenicpolice
— 112 Greece (@112Greece) July 30, 2024
#Evia #fires #scattered #firefighter #injured
