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A night battle with the flames is expected to give his forces Fire brigade in Evros, why great fire that erupted Tuesday afternoon, in the area between Πυλαίας and Melias.
Total 56 firefighters with 11 vehicles They are trying to control the fire, while their front now stretches three kilometers and has taken on uncontrollable dimensions, approaching the town of Nipsa in Evros.
The inaccessible area and strong winds greatly hinder the efforts of the Fire Brigade’s ground forces, which are fighting a “battle” to reduce the fire.
All forces and means have been “mobilized”, in the area there are also machines from the East Macedonia and Thrace Region and the municipality of Alexandroupolis, while the firefighting helicopter of Alexandroupolis He only managed to make a couple of pitches, as reported by evros-news.gr.
Ready to evacuate Nipsa
The fire, which is not easy to control as it burns pine trees, has reached the old areas burned by the great fire that broke out in the area many years ago.
It stretches from the dam to the Nipsa forest and for that reason the authorities are on alert, in case it is necessary to evacuate the town.
Alexandroupolis Mayor Giannis Zampoukis is in the area with Deputy Mayors Eleni Intzepelidou, Ilias Dasteridis, Kyriakos Arambatzis and all his other associates in the municipal authority and they are trying to contribute to efforts focused on stopping him. by Nipsa.
Already help is requested of all the Firefighters of the prefecture. Forces have arrived from Soufli and are expected from Didymoteicho, Orestiada and even from Komotini, as the night is expected to be extremely difficult. In fact, the army’s help was requested with water vehicles and soldiers.
