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The New York Times · 9h

Housekeeper Arrested Over Wildfire That Scorched Greek Island

She’d been smoking,” a Greek official said of a Georgian woman who was arrested after a blaze tore through 11,000 acres of Chios this week.

Sky News on MSN · 9h

Woman arrested over wildfires which raged for three days on the Greek island of Chios

An arson investigation team had been examining the cause of the wildfires which started on Sunday and required 444 firefighters, along with several helicopters and aircraft, to bring them under control.

The Washington Post · 2d

Firefighters battle a wildfire burning out of control on the Greek island of Chios

Hundreds of firefighters backed by aircraft are battling a wildfire burning out of control for the third day on the eastern Aegean island of Chios with authorities issuing multiple evacuation orders

1don MSN

Greece holds Georgian suspected of fuelling Chios fire with cigarette

Greece has arrested a Georgian woman suspected of discarding a cigarette that helped trigger one of several wildfires razing ...

12h

Woman faces arson charges after her cigarette sparks Chios wildfire

The accused, a Georgian national working as a housekeeper, has reportedly admitted to causing the fire during questioning by ...

4h

Wildfire prompts evacuations near Athens as summer's first heat wave hits Greece

A large wildfire broke out Thursday south of Athens, prompting authorities to send phone alerts urging the evacuation of five ...

Greek Reporter1d

Chios Wildfire Nears Extinction After Burning 2,500 Hectares

The wildfire on Chios, which consumed approximately 2,500 hectares of forest, low vegetation, and arable land, has now been contained.

Wildfires rage across Chios – Update: Villages evacuated, homes lost, arson suspected

Chios is under emergency alert as three separate wildfires burn out of control across the island, threatening homes and ...

3d

‘Stay away’ warning for Irish tourists as ‘dangerous & unpredictable’ wildfires rage across popular holiday island

IRISH tourists have been warned to “stay away” from towering wildfires fanned by strong winds that are ravaging the Greek ...

Greek Reporter8h

Wildfire Rages in Attica, Greece: Homes Engulfed, Evacuations Underway

The Copernicus satellite system has released imagery of the wildfire raging across central and eastern Chios for the third ...

Chios declared in state of emergency after wave of wildfires

Chios has been declared in a state of emergency after the breakout of five wildfires in just two days, with officials stating ...

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