It took 94 firefighters and more than two hours to put out the flames
fire
Police and fire department are at the scene
What the prosecutor Panagiotis Maniatis said
More than 40 fronts are raging across the country, having so far burned more than 400,000 hectares
Lightning caused two fire fronts on the island (in the areas of Vitali and near the holy monastery of Zoodochos Pigi)
The first flames broke out inside the Monastery and are burning one of the oldest buildings - The monastery has been evacuated
The fire that started yesterday morning in Fili and has grown to huge proportions reaching as far as Parnitha
Many houses have been burned
A shepherd was found dead in his barn
The flames left some people with mere minutes to act and led some to flee into the ocean