Very high risk of fire for five Greek regions on Friday
The ministry advises people to be exceptionally careful and avoid any activity in the open that could accidentally cause a fire, such as burning vegetation, using machinery that creates sparks, lighting barbecues, or throwing away lit cigarettes.
There is a very high (category 4) fire risk on Friday for the region of Attica, the region of Central Greece(especially Viotia and the island of Evia, the Peloponnese (Corinthia, Argolida), the region of southern Aegean (Cyclades islands), the region of the northern Aegean (the islands of Samos and Ikaria), according to the Fire Risk Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection at the climate crisis and civil protection ministry.
The ministry advises people to be exceptionally careful and avoid any activity in the open that could accidentally cause a fire, such as burning vegetation, using machinery that creates sparks, lighting barbecues, or throwing away lit cigarettes. It also reminds the public to alert the fire brigade via the emergency number 199 in the case of fire.
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