Wildfire near Thessaloniki kills two, forces evacuation of Liti
A blaze near Thessaloniki killed at least two people and sent Liti residents to the village stadium as more than 100 firefighters fought strong winds.
More than 100 firefighters were battling a fast-moving wildfire near Thessaloniki on Tuesday after flames in Derveni spread into forest land, killed at least two people and forced the evacuation of Liti. The fire started around 2:30 p.m. in the municipality of Oraiokastro, north of Thessaloniki, and moved out of low vegetation toward the village as strong winds pushed it through the wooded area.
Greece’s emergency number 112 sent its first alert at 3:40 p.m., telling residents to remain on standby. A second message followed, ordering people in Liti to leave for the village stadium as the flames edged closer to homes and threatened the settlement.
Firefighters later found the body of a man in the burned Derveni and Liti forest zone. A woman was rescued with burns to her hands and taken to hospital. The Hellenic Fire Service deployed 115 firefighters, three special forest firefighting units, 36 vehicles, volunteers and local authority machinery, while 10 aircraft and three helicopters operated intermittently overhead.
Northern Greece has recently recorded 64 forest fires in 48 hours and 33 rural and forest fires in a single day.
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