The cause of the fire that broke out early in the afternoon near the state forest of Athalassa is attributed to throwing a sparkler, according to an announcement of the Forestry Department.
The fire broke out at 2:58 p.m. today in an area near the Athalassa State Forest and, according to the statement, the intervention of forest firefighters was immediate, resulting in the fire being brought under control at 3:30 p.m.
By the time it was brought under control, the fire burned an area of two decares of low vegetation and young pine trees and half a decade of private land with olive trees.
The Forestry Department reports that five Forestry Department personnel with two fire trucks and six Fire Department personnel with two fire trucks participated in the extinguishing operation.
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