The fire in Nea Penteli is out of control, with the first houses already engulfed in flames, according to Mayor Natasa Kosmopoulou, who spoke to CNN Greece. Ms. Kosmopoulou called for the immediate deployment of aerial resources to extinguish the fire front, while the fire front has exceeded 30 kilometers in northeastern Attica, with the main fronts located in Grammatiko and Kallitechnoupoli.
The scattered flames and strong winds, which are constantly changing direction, are hampering firefighting efforts. Evacuation orders have been issued by 112 to residents, with the latest order requiring the evacuation of Nea Penteli toward Halandri and Spatatziki in Marathon.
A total of 685 firefighters, 27 forest firefighting teams, 190 vehicles, and 32 aircraft are participating in the firefighting effort, which has now been underway for more than 20 hours.
Fire Department Spokesperson: More than 40 flare-ups along the fire front
There are more than 40 flare-ups along the Attica fire front, according to Vasilis Vathrakogiannis, a spokesperson for the Fire Department
As he said, fire department personnel have been deployed mainly along the front lines from Grammatiko to Marathon and from Penteli to the 414th Military Hospital
Evacuation order in Palaia and Nea Penteli, Patima Halandriou, and Vrilissia
A 112 evacuation alert for Halandri and Vrilissia was sent to residents of the areas of Palaia and Nea Penteli, as well as to the areas of Patima, Halandri, and Patima, Vrilissia.
The traffic regulations
Specifically, the following detours are in effect from the areas of Marathon, Nea Makri, Dionysos, and Penteli:
- Entrance to the village of Varnava
- Marathon Avenue, from M. Alexandrou Street, in the lane heading toward Lake Marathon
- Manta and Kapandritou on the train to Varnava
- Exit for the village of Grammatiko
- Dionysou Avenue, Anatoli District
- Marathon Avenue and Anapafseos Street
- Marathon Avenue and Echetlou Street
- Dionysou and Agios Ioannis Avenue
- Agios Stefanos Intersection
- Dionysou and Demokratias Avenue
- King George II and Hippocrates
- Kleisthenes and Anapafseos
- Pentelis and Anapafseos
- Palia Penteli Square
- Marathon Avenue and Eleonon Avenue
- Marathon Avenue and Cyprus Avenue
- Marathon Avenue and Eleftherios Venizelos Avenue
- Chr. Adamopoulou Street and Marathon Avenue
- Dionysou and Marathonos Avenue
- Xenias and St. Panteleimon
- Dionysos Avenue, near the Dionysos Stadium, in the lane heading toward Dionysos (from Dionysos Avenue and Theseus Street)
- Miaoulis and Kolokotronis
- Souli and Democracy
- Souliou Street and Marathon Avenue
- Marathon and Demokratias Avenues
Houses were burned down in Daou, Penteli, and Dionysos
Firefighters are fighting a titanic battle as homes have been engulfed in flames in Dione and Daou Penteli. Strong winds are causing the fire to flare up again in the area, which has been almost completely evacuated as the fire front appears to be out of control.
