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Greece fires spread uncontrolled, killing a firemanTwo people have been killed and six areas put on high alert as uncontrolled wildfires spread across Greece.Huge clouds of smoke are billowing over the northern outskirts of Athens, where people are being urged to leave their homes.A 38-year-old volunteer firefighter was killed by a falling electricity pole in a suburb of the capital.The firefighter was among the first two people killed by the fires.The other victim was the president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce, Konstantinos Michalos. He was found unconscious in a factory close to where a fire was raging.A further 20 people have been injured.Hundreds of residents and tourists on Evia island have been evacuated aboard ferries and fishing boats, as wildfires closed in on its shores.
UK sends firefighters to Greece to help the battle against wildfiresAt least 400 wildfires are raging across the country, which have killed one and injured 20 so farBritish firefighters are to be sent to Greece this weekend to lend their support in the battle against wildfires that have spiralled out of control over the past few days.Teams from Merseyside, Lancashire, south Wales, London and the West Midlands fire services are due to fly out to Athens this weekend, while France said it would provide a further three aircraft and 80 firefighters to join the hundreds that had already been sent.
