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Fire in the hills above Agia Eirini, outside Poros. Being tackled by fire dept. and local volunteer group.
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Wildfire on Kefalonia under ControlA wildfire that broke out on the island of Kefalonia the previous day, burning mixed agricultural land and forest in Aghia Irini, was now under control, the fire brigade reported on Monday.The blaze was put out chiefly with the assistance of firefighting aircraft that took off at dawn and battled the fire in the inaccessible terrain surrounding Aghia Irini.The chief of Kefalonia Fire Brigade Stavros Travlos said that “there was a major wildfire, over 40 hectares of land have been burnt”.
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