Forest fires break out in western Peloponnese region of Greece

A forest fire has broken out at Oleni area in Pyrgos, western Greece, on Sunday afternoon, ANA reports.

It started at an inaccessible area, but is not threatening residential communities so far, the Fire Brigade said, noting also the very windy conditions.

Also in the western Peloponnese, another fire broke out at Panopoulo in the Ilia prefecture also. There are 57 firefighters with 21 fire trucks are at the area, along with 2 mountain units, while 4 airplanes and 2 helicopters are dropping water by air. 

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