Firefighting forces reinforced at Megara wildfire
A wildfire that broke out in the west Attica area of Megara earlier on Wednesday is now fully fledged, said the Fire Brigade late afternoon Wednesday.
The fire is burning through the agricultural area of Veniza, where high winds are registering on the day.
A precautionary evacuation of residents at the Zachouli area was carried out earlier via the 112 emergency number.
Firefighting forces were reinforced at Megara, where 75 firefighters with 24 fire engines and 2 ground teams are assisted by 7 water-bombing aircraft and 5 helicopters.
Meanwhile, the police closed off road traffic at the so-called Anonymous Road at its intersection with the Megaron-Alepochori A-road towards Louba, and again at Anonymous Road from Ano Alepochori towards Louba.
