Greek firefighters were battling two wildfires near Athens on Sunday (June 30) amid strong winds, just hours after managing to contain blazes in a mountainous area also near the capital as well as on an island in the Aegean Sea.
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00:00Greek firefighters were battling two wildfires near Athens on Sunday amid strong winds, just
00:09hours after managing to contain blazes in a mountainous area also near the capital,
00:14as well as on an island in the Aegean Sea.
00:17Dozens of firefighters in full gear, backed by water-carrying aircraft, fought to tame
00:23a fire in the community of Stamata north of Athens, which burned a lush pine forest, sending
00:29columns of smoke over parts of the city.
00:32It did not threaten houses so far.
00:36With hot, windy conditions across much of Greece, dozens of wildfires broke out over
00:41the weekend, and people were advised to stay away from forested areas.