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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.

The Washington Post · 3d

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

BBC on MSN · 4d

Wildfires rage on Greek island of Chios

A state of emergency is declared and an arson investigation launched after five separate fires were sparked within hours.

2don MSN

Greece arrests 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 ...

1don MSN

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

A large wildfire broke out south of Athens on Thursday, triggering authorities to issue evacuation orders and shut down parts ...

Greek Reporter2d

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.

Focus on Travel News2d

Wildfires Force Tourists to Flee Chios: What Travelers Need to Know

The sunny port of Chios, with its quaint medieval villages and famous mastiha resin, has been a picture‑perfect Greek island escape — until the skies turned ...

The New York Times5d

Villages Evacuated on Greek Island as Wildfires Rage

More than 400 firefighters were battling five wildfires on Chios in the Aegean Sea, which authorities are investigating as possible arson. Listen to this article · 3:13 min Learn more.

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