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Ilia: Attempts to stop the great fire from moving towards Simopoulos or Ephira

Ilia: Attempts to stop the great fire from moving towards Simopoulos or Ephira

Ilia is the largest fire front in the Peloponnese, in the vast area of ​​Pinia. Vasilis Vatragogiannis, representative of the fire department, described the situation as “difficult” in a briefing on Friday evening (21/06), while all civil defense forces are on general alert to cope with increased service. Demands that have arisen.

The fire, which broke out in the early hours of Friday (21/06), swept through neighborhoods and destroyed homes, while a 55-year-old man in Mirdiya Ilia lost his life while helping to put out the fire. Village.

Meeting of the coordination body at Simopoulos Ilias

Before midnight, the coordination body’s meeting in Tsimopoulos, Ilia, was concluded with the participation of Deputy Minister of Civil Protection Andreas Nikolakopoulos, Regional Governor of Western Greece Nektarios Farmakis, Deputy Chief of the Fire Brigade Lt. Gen. Nikos. Roumeliotis, General Regional Police Director of Western Greece Andreas Tsapikounis and other service factors.

At the meeting, according to ERT, special emphasis was placed on efforts to prevent the big fire from going to Tsimopoulos or Epira.

According to the fire risk forecast map for Saturday, June 22, we remind you that the fire risk will be very high in Attica, Central Greece and the Peloponnese.

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