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Fire breaks out in the Kato Samiko area of Ilia

From Ta Nea · () Greek

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  • A fire broke out in agricultural and forest land near Kato Samiko in Greece’s Ilia region on Saturday afternoon.
  • Firefighters deployed 23 personnel, five vehicles, three aircraft and a helicopter to fight the blaze.

A fire broke out Saturday afternoon, September 5, in agricultural and forest land near Kato Samiko in Ilia, prompting an immediate mobilization by the authorities.

Twenty-three firefighters rushed to the scene, including a foot unit from the 18th EMODE special forest-fire operations team. Five vehicles are supporting the ground response.

Three aircraft and one helicopter are also taking part in the aerial firefighting effort.

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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.

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