Evacuation of two communities west of Megara was for preventative reasons, the Fire Brigade press spokesperson told Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Friday, following two days of battling a fire that started in Schinos, in the Loutraki area of Corinth prefecture on Wednesday night, ANA reports.
Firefighting forces from central Greece have converged in the area surrounding the Gerania mountains, where the fire is burning dense pine forest. A total of 278 firefighters are deployed, with 89 firetrucks, 10 rough terrain groups from the army, and 18 dowsing planes with 3 helicopters, in addition to water trucks and other auxiliary vehicles.
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