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A large fire inside the closed space in the processing operation in the village of Panagiud, a forest, five kilometers north of the city of Mitilin, raging from about 3 in the morning.
The event created dense smoke that moved to the city, creating a suffocating situation.
At 6 o’clock in the morning, in a message through 112, the civil protection department called citizens in the city of Mitilin and the surrounding villages to stay indoors with closed doors and windows.
The flame quickly flared up from a flammable material at a processing plant, creating a suffocating atmosphere with dense black tobacco spreading throughout the territory.
“Fire from the plastmass and other flammable materials quickly acquired large sizes. Very high temperatures developed, and we tried to limit it so as not to spread to the surrounding fields. This risk was avoided, but the load of fire is still high “ Ert said Ertu Forest commander – firefighter limin, Patagotis Bibudis.