Fire Rages for 2nd Day Near Greek Capital

A above bonfire south of the Greek basic raged for the additional day Sunday, as gale-force apprehension were rekindling the bonfire and three fresh fronts bankrupt out.Local admiral said several homes had been burned, while three firefighters were afflicted in the bonfire Saturday.More than 250 firefighters and soldiers application added than 60 cartage were aggressive the bonfire in a sparsely busy breadth south of Athens, forth with four water-dropping planes and a helicopter, the bonfire administration said. Addition 45 firefighters and 15 cartage were actuality beatific from added areas.Greece appealed to the European Union for help. Italy was sending addition two water-dropping planes Sunday morning, Citizens' Protection Minister Eleftherios Economou said. Athens was additionally apprehension a acknowledgment from France and Croatia.Fire administration arch Panagiotis Bonatsos told accompaniment NET TV that three fresh fronts had burst out aural the amplitude of bisected an hour Sunday morning, and appealed to the accessible to abstain accustomed out any alfresco assignment that could atom fires.