Violent forest fires in Greece

In Athens the Fireworks till in two hills but officials hope to control at least one of the fires that threatened populations.

Residents tell what they saw and they suspect arson.

"It started on that side and, even before we left to check what was actually happening, the fire started on the other side. So, probably set the fire in three different places, "says one man.

"We went home get our most valuable documents, leave them with someone and then returned here to help. We saw a firefighter being burned and getting injured, "refers to a woman.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras follows closely the fires. Visited civil protection to be informed about the scenario.

But the most serious is even in the southern Peloponnese, where a 58-year-old man died.

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