The Forestry Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment announces that today, Monday, 9 May 2022, at 11.25 a forest fire broke out in an area near the Dipotamos dam.
The fire was fully controlled at 13:00 after burning an hectare of wild bush vegetation.
30 Forestry Department personnel with eight fire trucks, three Fire Department personnel with one fire truck, one earth mover and a private agricultural tractor were used to extinguish the fire.
The exact cause of the fire is under investigation.
(MG/EXP)
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