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Greece holds Georgian suspected of fuelling Chios fire with cigarette
Greece has arrested a Georgian woman suspected of discarding a cigarette that helped trigger one of several wildfires razing ...
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Chios Wildfire Nears Extinction After Burning 2,500 Hectares
The wildfire on Chios, which consumed approximately 2,500 hectares of forest, low vegetation, and arable land, has now been contained.
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Cigarette Sparks Controversy: Georgian Woman Arrested Amid Chios Inferno
A Georgian woman was arrested in Greece, suspected of causing a wildfire on Chios island by discarding a cigarette. The fires ...
Focus on Travel News21h
Wildfires Force Tourists to Flee Chios: What Travelers Need to Know
The sunny port of Chios, with its quaint medieval villages and famous mastiha resin, has been a picture‑perfect Greek island escape — until the skies turned ...
Greek Reporter3d
Chios Fire: Battle Rages on Three Fronts as Arson Suspected
Chios is battling a fire that continues to rage on three active fronts, pushing firefighters to their limits in an all-night ...
The New York Times2d
Villages Evacuated on Greek Island as Wildfires Rage
More than 400 firefighters were battling five wildfires on Chios in the Aegean Sea, which authorities are investigating as possible arson. Listen to this article · 3:13 min Learn more.
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Firefighters battle a wildfire burning out of control on the Greek island of Chios - Newsday
Firefighters battle with a wildfire burning in Kofinas, on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, Greece, late Sunday, June 22, 2025. Credit: AP Wildfires are frequent in Greece during its hot, dry ...
‘Stay away’ warning for Irish tourists as ‘dangerous & unpredictable’ wildfires rage across popular holiday island
IRISH tourists have been warned to “stay away” from towering wildfires fanned by strong winds that are ravaging the Greek ...