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Fire in Athens ISAP train: panicked passengers jump off (VID)

September 25, 2024 FEATURED, Society, Very Mix 1

Dozens of passengers of Athens urban train ISAP panicked on Wednesday afternoon when the wagons were filled with smoke. The train stopped, passengers opened the doors with their own hands,got off jumping out of the wagons and started walking on the tracks and next to them to the nearest station. …

+++Explosion in factory in North Athens: Authorities warn of toxic cloud

June 12, 2024 FEATURED, Society, Very Mix Comments Off on +++Explosion in factory in North Athens: Authorities warn of toxic cloud

An explosion occurred in a factory in Kato Kifisia suburb of northern Athens early Wednesday afternoon. Authorities warn residents to stay inside due to a possible toxic cloud. The explosion occurred in a factory manufacturing frying pans and cooking pots. The Fire Service rushed to the area with 42 firefighters …

Tsiknopempti grilling raises smog levels in Athens

February 17, 2023 environment, FEATURED 1

Smog in Athens and Attica rose by 2 to 2.5 times, higher than the usual cold evening in the Greek capital due to the massive traditional grilling on Tsiknopempti, the Smokey Thursday, on February 16. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT, Director of Research of the Athens Observatory, Evangelos Gerasopoulos, said …

Smoke from the fires in Dadia and Lesvos reached the coast of Libya

July 24, 2022 environment Comments Off on Smoke from the fires in Dadia and Lesvos reached the coast of Libya

The smoke from the forest fires on the island of Lesvos and the Natural Park Dadia in Evros, north-eastern Greece, has been consolidated and has reached the coast of Libya in North Africa. According to the director of the National Meteorological Service (EMY), Thodoris Kolidas, the smoke from the fire …

Forest fire smoke covers Athens, reaches islands in the Aegean Sea

May 20, 2021 environment 1

Smoke from the forest fire in north-eastern Corinth covered Greek capital Athens and reached also distanced islands in the Aegean Sea. The smell of burning wood filled the air in the Greek capital that was also covered with a yellowish-grey cloud that affected visibility and covered also the Acropolis. The …

Civil Protection urges citizens to shut windows, doors due to toxic smoke in NW Athens

August 15, 2020 Very Mix Comments Off on Civil Protection urges citizens to shut windows, doors due to toxic smoke in NW Athens

A thick, black toxic smoke has covered parts of the sky in north-western Athens after a fire in a plastics recycling plant broke out on Saturday morning. The plant is located in the suburb of Metamorfosi. Από την σημερινή πυρκαγιά στην #μεταμορφωση pic.twitter.com/8J4fZO7kUm — Thanos (@Thanos278) August 15, 2020 With …

Athens smoke due to forest fires: KEELPNO advice for vulnerable people

August 13, 2019 Very Mix Comments Off on Athens smoke due to forest fires: KEELPNO advice for vulnerable people

Are you a resident of Athens and suffering from burning eyes or coughing on Tuesday? Did you wake up in the morning smelling “something was burning”? Is the view is the area you live “blur”? It is because of the smoke caused by the forest and wild fires burning in …

Smoke rises high as Greeks celebrate Tsiknopempti with lots of grilled meat

February 28, 2019 Lifestyle Comments Off on Smoke rises high as Greeks celebrate Tsiknopempti with lots of grilled meat

You can hardly go around in Greece today, on the famous Tsiknopempti day without noticing the smell of roasted meat rising high from professional and make-shift grills. As early in the morning Greeks fires the charcoal and put delicious meat bites on: sausages, pork and chicken chops, pancetta slices, meatballs, …

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