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• SueandMac Member (+) Posts: 101

  August 2013

  A friend put this link on her Facebook page
  http://greece.greekreporter.com/2013/08/17/firefighters-risk-lives-on-thasos/

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• GoThassos Administrator Posts: 128

  August 2013

  Thanks for the link, Sue and Mac!
  
  Ton_majstor, we will drive down to Kallirachi and have a look ourselves and report back here!

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• GoThassos Administrator Posts: 128

  August 2013 edited August 2013

  It's safe to say that the fire is almost entirely extinguished!
  
  We just returned from Skala Kallirachi where we saw the aftermath of the fire. Upon our arrival we noticed a plume of smoke coming from a mountain which was the only visible smoke to us... a positive sign that the fire has been stopped!
  
  As we approached the mountain we observed the damage to the forest. Parts of the mountainside were scorched.
  
  We also saw numerous fire trucks, buses from the National Fire Service, and bulldozers from the army, parked along the island's ring road on stand-by, keeping a close watch.

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• Ton_majstor Member (+) Posts: 61

  August 2013

  Thanks, this is some relief. But, this is terrible by any means.
  
  Will you Thassians keep us informed about this in next period, possible cause and so?

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• GoThassos Administrator Posts: 128

  August 2013 edited August 2013

  The suspected cause of the fire is arson. Yes, what a shame...
  
  Nobody was caught and there aren't more details available other than what's written in the article SueandMac posted above, but if any new information is released we will certainly keep you updated right here!

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• GoThassos Administrator Posts: 128

  August 2013

  A brief article about the fire on eKathimerini.com
  
  http://ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_19/08/2013_514571

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