DistantNews
Support us
🇬🇷 Greece /Disasters & Emergencies

Alarm in Patras as Huge Fire Engulfs Historic Winery, Explosions Reported

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Official statement Under investigation
  • A major fire broke out around 5 a.m. Saturday at the historic Achaia Clauss winery in Patras, Greece, with local media reporting multiple explosions.
  • Firefighters deployed 27 personnel, eight vehicles, a foot team and a specialized ladder truck, assisted by municipal water tankers.
  • An arson-crimes investigation unit opened an inquiry, while the extent of the damage and the cause remained unknown.

A large fire erupted around 5 a.m. Saturday in the grounds of Achaia Clauss, Patras’s historic winery, setting off an alarm among local firefighters. Local media reported that the blaze had grown considerably and that multiple explosions were heard in one of the winery’s buildings.

Fire crews focused not only on containing the fire but also on preventing it from reaching the nearby forest. The operation involved 27 firefighters, a foot team from the 6th Special Forestry Operations Unit, eight vehicles and a specialized ladder truck. Municipal water tankers also joined the effort.

As firefighters battled the flames, the Achaia Arson Crimes Investigation Unit was mobilized to examine the circumstances in which the fire began. The authorities had not yet established the cause.

The scale of the damage also remained unclear. The fire was reported at an industrial site within the historic winery complex, but no further assessment was available at the time of the report.

About this summary

Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

More Stories

From Our Blog