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Fire breaks out in Tourkovounia, ground crews and helicopters deployed

From Ta Nea · () Greek

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

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  • A wildfire broke out in low vegetation near Perseos Street in Tourkovounia, in the municipality of Psychiko, Attica.
  • Firefighters deployed 64 personnel, four foot teams, 15 vehicles and two helicopters, while the municipality provided water tankers.
  • Authorities activated a fire-investigation unit as the area faced a very high fire risk, classified as Category 4.

A fire broke out in low vegetation near Perseos Street in Tourkovounia, in the municipality of Psychiko, Attica, prompting a response from ground crews and helicopters.

The Fire Brigade’s operations center received the report at about 7 p.m. Sixty-four firefighters were sent to the site, supported by four foot teams from the 1st Special Forest Operations Unit and 15 vehicles.

Two helicopters joined the aerial firefighting effort. The Municipality of Psychiko also mobilized water tankers to support the Fire Brigade.

Throughout the incident, the National Coordination Center for Operations and Crisis Management received continuous drone footage using thermal and optical cameras. The area was under a very high fire-risk warning, classified as Category 4.

An Athens fire-investigation unit was assigned to examine the cause of the blaze.

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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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