Overview

• Firefighting teams contained the blazes by June 25 after three separate outbreaks fanned by strong winds since June 22.
• Roughly 6,200 hectares burned, prompting evacuations of 17 villages and causing power and water outages in affected areas.
• Over 500 firefighters and volunteers battled the fires with support from four aircraft and thirteen helicopters.
• Officials have opened an arson investigation following the near-simultaneous start of three fires in central Chios.
• Unique Mastix plantations, a key economic resource, faced serious damage before crews secured the surrounding areas.