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A strong fire fighting force has rushed to the scene
An alarm has been raised since the evening of Tuesday 5/11 at the defense center at Vouprasio of Achaianear Strofylia forest, where and a big fire has broken out.
On the point 88 firefighters operate, with 3 teams of hikers and 19 vehicles.
“The fire fighting forces operating in the area of Vouprasi, where a fire has broken out in a grassy area, are trying to keep the flames away from the nearby protected forest of Strofilia”, said, speaking to APE-MPE, the the mayor of Western Achaia, Grigoris Alexopoulos.
On the point 88 firefighters operate, with 3 teams of hikers and 19 vehicles.
“The fire fighting forces operating in the area of Vouprasi, where a fire has broken out in a grassy area, are trying to keep the flames away from the nearby protected forest of Strofilia”, said, speaking to APE-MPE, the the mayor of Western Achaia, Grigoris Alexopoulos.
Also, as the mayor said, “the fire is mainly in a marsh area”, adding that “strong winds are blowing in the area, which makes the work of the firefighters difficult”.
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