Firefighters battle forest blaze near Athens suburbs

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — A fire scorched forests at the base of Mount Penteli north of Athens Tuesday and was approaching the surrounding suburbs, firefighters and local authorities said. Authorities have sent alerts to mobile phones of residents of the affected area, warning them to “be ready to follow instructions,” but had not issued any evacuation orders. “No one is in danger,” a spokesman for the firefighters, Vassilis Vathrakoyannis, told Skai radio. Earlier, the mayor […]