Battle with the flames The reinforced firefighting forces are providing assistance from land and air, in order to stop the fronts of the fire that broke out at 14:00 in the Togani area Keratea (intersection of the old National Road from Keratea to Anavyssos and Lavrio).

The devastation is incalculable, while e An elderly man was found dead by firefighters inside a brick house at the above location.

The flames, fueled by the strong winds and the dance meadow vegetation cover of the area, moved swiftly southwards, towards Anavyssos , penetrating the settlements and burning down houses in Harvalo , Manoutso , Dimoulaki , Ari with a path towards Dew and Synterina The pine pockets and olive crops favored the division of the front into smaller ones, which extended in many directions.

Thick smoke, burning houses and trees, explosions, a stifling atmosphere without visibility and sufficient oxygen, is the background against which ground firefighting forces and volunteers are fighting, reports APE-MPA Thanasis Makrodimitris , deputy deputy mayor for Civil Protection and coordinator of motorized equipment of the Municipality of Keratea.

He informs that almost all the forces of the Civil Protection services of the Municipalities and the Region are assisting in the extinguishing operation under the coordination of the Fire Department. He notes that some fire trucks and water tankers They remain at posts in the area for precautionary reasons, while he speaks of an uncontrolled situation due to the stormy winds.

The mayor of Saronic Dimitris Papachristou informs us that around 6 p.m. the winds remained strong above 7 Beaufort and that the front was leaving the Ari settlement aiming at the houses in ATE, where the fire brigade also rushed. He also assured about the safe transportation of approximately 40 guests of the Anavyssos Nursing Home by three buses of the Municipality of Saronikos, to a hotel in the adjacent Mavro Lithari area - out of danger.

The settlements were evacuated immediately with the assistance of the Police, while many buildings were incinerated, with their permanent and mainly seasonal residents initially being transferred to Anavyssos in suitably designed halls and structures (KAPI, gyms, stadiums, municipal halls, etc.). A little later, around 5 p.m. 1112 called on citizens to move further south towards Palaia Fokaia and half an hour later towards Lagonisi.