Alarm rang on Sunday morning (29.06.2025) in its perimeter Nafpaktou from fire that broke out and quickly took on.
OR fire started from a verdant slope over Nafpaktos, It threatened settlements and mobilized powerful firefighting forces.
ERTNNEWS ‘video shows the moment when the fire begins, and there was still darkness. Due to the strong winds blowing in the area it took dimensions and quickly threatened Paleopanagia and Ano Platanitis. He immediately sounded the “112”, calling for a precautionary evacuation of the settlements.
Strong terrestrial but the air firefighting forces that were thrown into the battle of the extinguishing managed to control the fire.
The business continues to deal with some small scattered outbreaks, which can, due to winds, lead to dangerous resuscitation.
“Small resuscitation, due to the winds, are recorded in the Platanitis area of Nafpaktos, where this morning there was a forest fire,” he said, speaking to the Athenian-Macedonian News Agency, the Mayor of Nafpaktia, Vassilis.
As the mayor added, “the ground and air fire forces are trying to put them under control before they take dimensions.”
At the same time, Vasilis Gizas told RES – EIA that “no damage was recorded in houses, despite the fact that the fire arrived near the first houses of the Ano Platanitis settlement, because the intervention of firefighters and helicopters were catalytic.”
The mayor also said that “the machinery of the Municipality of Nafpaktia helped greatly in the firefighting work after opening fire protection zones to stop the front of the fire”.
It should be noted that 105 firefighters were found on the front of the fire, with 3 groups of 6th EMMO hikers and 33 vehicles, while five firefighters were throwing five firefighters and three helicopters.
At the same time, the work of the Fire Brigades helped aquifers and work machines.