Fire emergency declared in western Greece

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Fire emergency declared in western Greece

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A house is surrounded by flames during an wild fire near Patras, Greece, Wednesday, July 18, 2012.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities issued evacuation orders for villages in southwestern Greece on Wednesday where wildfires, aided by strong winds and soaring temperatures, have ravaged large areas. The blaze, burning mostly pine forest, sent smoke over the city of Patras, a port with some 220,000 inhabitants, where regional authorities have declared an emergency. Nine planes and one helicopter were involved in

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July 18, 2012

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2 readers comments


1. Nicholas Kostopoulos wrote on July 18, 2012 1:29 PM	Use the illegal aliens in the detention centers to fight the fires also. Just make sure they are guarded against running away. This will teach them that since they have come into a country illegally, they must help to save it or else automatic deportation.

2. Niko Seretis wrote on July 18, 2012 5:38 PM	Such a shame that what little forest land Greece has always ends up on fire. Those guilty of this crime need to be lit on fire and it should be televised nationally so others will think twice.
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