A total of 15,808 acres were burned in Friday’s fire in Keratea, according to Copernicus data, which also reports that a 76-year-old man lost his life and that significant damage was caused to homes.
Two employees of the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) were arrested over the fire, as it was caused by a severed cable and they are accused of negligence in maintaining the network.
Specifically, the fire was sparked by the cable, which ignited dry grass at the base of the pole; due to very strong winds, the blaze spread rapidly. This cause was confirmed by the appointed expert.
Of the 15,808 acres burned, the majority (11,267) were grassland and shrubland, while 2,519 were agricultural areas.
The fire that broke out at dawn in low vegetation in the Agios Dimitrios area of Oinoi, Attica, has been contained. The firefighting effort involved 116 firefighters and five ground teams.
Today, a high fire risk (category 4) is forecast in seven regions, according to the Fire Risk Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection (GSCP) of the Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection.
Specifically, the high-risk regions are: Attica; the Peloponnese (Corinthia, Argolis, Arcadia, Laconia); Western Greece; Epirus (Preveza); Central Greece (Phthiotis, Boeotia, Phocis, Euboea); Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (Evros and Samothraki); and the North Aegean (Lesbos, Lemnos, Chios).
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