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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-07-23
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[01] Fire-fighting plane down on Evia, fears for crew
[01] Fire-fighting plane down on Evia, fears for crew
A Canadair fire-fighting plane crashed on Monday while taking part in
an operation to put out a major fire on the island of Evia, at an area
called Tsakei near Styra. According to initial reports from the Fire
Brigade Operations Centre, the aircraft crashed into a mountain side
near the village Dilesos and there is no information yet on the fate of
its crew. A unit from the fire brigade's special disaster response
outfit EKAM has sped to the scene to find out exactly what has
happened. The wildfire broke out earlier on Monday in an area of low
shrubs and olive trees and was threatening homes in the area. Five
aircraft, aircraft, two helicopters and a large number of firemen were
deployed to put out the blaze. News of the plane crash also reached
the Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis in Sarajevo, where he is
currently on an official visit, who interrupted an official luncheon
with his Bosnian counterpart Nikola Spiric in order to contact Defence
Minister Evangelos Meimarakis, Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos
and Public Order Minister Vyron Polydoras in order to be briefed on the
incident. The premier is expected to make statements on the issue
later on Monday. Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of a Canadair
firefighting aircraft in action.
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