ATHENS: Dozens of firefighters were battling on Saturday to stop a wildfire from spreading to a nature reserve in a mountainous forest area on the outskirts of the Greek capital.
About 80 firefighters assisted by 10 water-carrying planes were trying to control the fire on Mount Parnitha, some 20 km north of Athens, which was being fuelled by gale-force winds.
A thick cloud of smoke could be seen in the sky over Athens, but a local governor said no homes were threatened by the fire. "The situation is stable so far," a deputy governor for part of Athens, Costas Zobos said. — Reuters
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