Fire alert in a forested area in Thesprotia: Aircraft have been deployed

20.08.2026

GREECE

10:18

Fire alert in a forested area in Thesprotia: Aircraft have been deployed

At this location, ground and air forces

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The fire department has been alerted to a fire in a forested area in the Palamba region of Thesprotia.

Significant ground and air firefighting forces have rushed to the scene of the fire, which broke out around 5 a.m. today (August 20).

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The fire is burning in a rugged and inaccessible area of a mountain range, near a ridge, which makes it difficult for ground forces to reach the site.

According to the fire department, 25 firefighters with three vehicles and two teams of foot soldiers from the 5th EMODE are on the scene, while one aircraft and one helicopter are operating from the air.

SOURCE: CNN Greece

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