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A land and ground fire forced visitors to the Mycenae archaeological site in Greece to evacuate on Sunday.
A land and ground fire forced visitors to the Mycenae archaeological site in Greece to evacuate on Sunday. The flames licked up some of the ruins, burned the grass in part of the excavation, but caused no damage to the museum, Thanassis Koliviras, head of the rescue service in the southern Peloponnese, tells the Athens news agency.
The ground fire started near the tomb of King Agamemnon and then spread further through the area, according to local media. The rescue service is supported by four planes and two helicopters bombarding with water and by Sunday night the fire was said to be “partially controlled.”
The Greek Culture Ministry states that “the fire did not cause damage to antiquities” and that the consequences of the fire will be analyzed later.
Mycenaean culture flourished during the Bronze Age, the second millennium BC. Excavations at the site began in 1876 and in 1999 Mycenae was included on the UN World Heritage List.
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