The country is held by a fiery grip for yet another day

Firefighting forces are on a battle with a fire that broke out at 4:30 pm near Styrfaka village, 15km west of Lamia.

The fire spread immediately due to strong winds in the region, created a front that was over 300m and having burned low forest vegetation, moved threateningly toward the Styrfaka village.

Strong firefighting forces managed to control the front that was heading for the village, aided by two PZTs from the airport of Lamia, while the fire is continuing west toward the mountain.

Because the fire is at the cross point of the Athens-Thessaloniki railway line, the train traffic has stopped for security reasons. OSE officials are waiting for the green light from the fire department to allow the trains, which have been stuck at various points in the network, to move again.

The fire that broke out around 2:30pm at the Chania Akrotiri, in a bushy area in Kathiana, is still in progress. In its wake it has left about 3 acres and several beehives burned.

A fire also broke out around noon in Ergyrohori, Ioannina. 10 fire fighters with 4 vehicles and one division on foot are on the scene.

Another fire has broken out in an agri-forestry region in Kontovouni, Kozani. 20 fire fighters with 10 vehicles, 22 hikers and a helicopter are trying to put it out.

A fire, which broke out at 2pm in the Kontovouni-Vathylakkos region in the prefecture of Kozani, is still in progress. The fire is burning crop residues and dried grass. 20 fighters with 12 vehicles, 22 hikers, 2 OTA trucks and 2 excavation machines are on the spot, all coordinated by the district commissioner of Western Macedonia, Giorgos Valodimos.

Meanwhile, the fire that broke out 8 minutes after the first one (2:08 pm) in the Eordaia municipality of Ardassa in Ptolemais, is under partial control. So far the fire has burned 15 acres of dry grass and reeds. 10 firefighters with 5 vehicles are taking part in the battle against it.

The fire at Kastanohori in Serres is under partial control.