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Fire burning in downtown Lefkada (videos+photos)

Danger of blaze spreading in densely populated town

Newsroom August 8 01:06

A fire has broken out on the island of Lefkada in the centre of the Ionian island’s town. The blaze is burring houses in the old town, and according to Lefkadapress.gr, three houses have already burt down, while the risk of its spreading to other houses is high. 8 fire engines and 20 fire-fighters are operating on the scene.

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