Anavyssos and Palea Fokea are evacuated – In the courtyards of the houses the flames

LAST UPDATE 18.11

The fire that broke out shortly before 12 noon is ongoing at the Feriza site in Kalivia, Attica, which due to the strong winds blowing in the area increased rapidly.

The fire has reached the first houses in Anavyssos, while the Feriza settlement and an internship in Kalivia, Attica, have been evacuated early. It should be noted that the thirty children from the boarding school were transferred to the Grand Resort hotel.

As the mayor of Saronikos, Petros Filippou, told OPEN, “the fire has already burned some houses and continues its destructive work. The front is very large. In other places it is extinguished, the fire is rekindled. We take people out of their houses. “I have a photo precisely because the smoke is too much. The wind is so strong that we cannot weigh it. “In addition, the mayor asked people to go to Anavyssos.

Later, the mayor of Saronikos, Petros Filippou, speaking to SKAI, called for an immediate evacuation of the Olympus settlement in Kalivia.

“To be evacuated immediately! Immediately! We say everything else later,” emphasized Mr Filippou, explaining that residents are informed through loudspeakers to leave their homes, as the fire is advancing at a very high speed. The only good thing, added the mayor, is that there is no forest in the area, but the area is grassland.

According to eyewitnesses, at ERT they saw “an orange car” pouring flammable liquid across the fields, with the result that when the fire got there, the place immediately lit up, setting their house on fire.

A little later, in an announcement on Facebook, the Saronikos municipality called for the evacuation of Anavyssos, Palea Fokea, ATE, Drosia, Agiasmothi and the wider areas.

Message from 112

A new message from 112 calls on those from Anavyssos to evacuate as a precautionary measure due to the great fire.

The message reads: “If you are in Anavyssos, evacuate Saronida now for precautionary reasons by road from Anavyssos-Karamanli-Souniou avenue. Forest fire in Theriza.”

The Civil Protection called earlier to evacuate the settlements in the municipality of Saronikos where a large uncontrollable fire is taking place with two messages through 112.

In one of the two messages of 112, the inhabitants are also asked to withdraw with caution from the settlements of Agios Panteleimonas and Aris Saronidas and to go to the beach of Palea Fokea.

At this time, 117 firefighters operate in the fire with 7 groups of infantry units, 35 vehicles, five aircraft, one of which is the Chinook Army. Volunteers and water carriers are also helping. The chief of firefighters is the chief of the PS, Lieutenant General Stefanos Kolokouris.

The fire brigade was reinforced in #fire in a forest area in Feriza, in the municipality of Saronikos, Attica. They operate 40 # firefighters with 1 group of pedestrian section, 16 vehicles, 2 A / F and 4 E / P.

– Fire Department (@pyrosvestiki) September 9, 2020

Extraordinary meeting in Anavyssos for the Kalivia fire

The Regional Deputy Governor of East Attica Thanasis Avgerinos called an extraordinary meeting of the Coordinator of Civil Protection of the Attica region, due to the very difficult and critical situation on the fire front, which has been unleashed in the wider area of ​​Kalivia.

The meeting takes place in the municipal warehouse of Anavyssos and in addition to the competent bodies of the Fire Brigade and the Region, the mayor of Saronikos Petros Filippou participates, but also the mayor of Levreotiki Dimitris Loukas, since with the intensity of the winds the area can of its own municipality.

The mobilization of the forces is very large, Mr. Filippou has already requested that the municipality of Saronikos be declared in a state of emergency and it is expected that further instructions will be given.

Traffic regulations

Police proceeded to traffic regulations in the wider area of ​​Feriza Keratea, due to the fire.

In particular, according to ELAS, vehicle traffic stopped at the following points:

– On Karamanli avenue, from the height of Atenas-Sounio avenue (height of Grand Resort), in the traffic flow from Athens to Sounio (backing of vehicles to Athens)

– On the Karamanli avenue from the height of the Lavriou avenue (backing of vehicles to Athens).

– On Athens-Sounio avenue from the height of Agia Fotini street in the traffic flow from Sounio to Athens (backing of vehicles to Sounio).

The Municipalities of Lavreotiki and Saronikos make a call to all neighboring Municipalities to contribute with the means they have to deal with the great Feriza fire.

Large fire fighting company in N. Makri

Firefighting forces are operating in the fire that broke out in the morning in a forest area in the Nea Makri area. According to the Fire Department, there is no danger to a residential area, at least so far. Currently, 41 firefighters operate with 12 vehicles, 3 groups of pedestrians, the Fire Department motor vehicle, 2 airplanes and an equal number of helicopters, while firefighters and local water transport authorities provide assistance. It is observed that the efforts of the fire department are hampered by the strong winds that blow in the area. At the same time, due to the fire, the police proceeded to traffic regulations in the wider area. There were also problems with the electricity supply.

Specifically, there is a traffic stop:

– On Dionysos avenue from the height of Agios Petros in the traffic stream to Nea Makri
– On Dionysos Avenue since his contribution with Theofilou Kairis in the stream to Nea Makri
– On Dionysos avenue from the Anatoli location in the traffic flow from Nea Makri to Agios Petros.

Marathon Mayor Stratis Tsirkas, speaking to APE-MPE, highlighted, among other things:

“The front is active, although there is relative control by the operational forces. The problem is that the winds are strong and turn constantly, which makes the extinction situation quite difficult. Fortunately, the mobilization was immediate and there is no danger for the residential areas. “However, the wind is pushing the fire into the forest and this will hamper firefighting operations on the ground. However, the forces are also operating from the air.”

Then Mr. Tsirkas said: “Two fronts emerged at the same time, as we had a fire in Neos Voutzas, but we captured it and it is not active at the moment. We continue the effort by the active front and we are on alert for tomorrow as well. it will also be a day of strong winds. ”