By Angeliki Koutantou CHIOS, Greece (Reuters) -Hundreds of firefighters battled for a third day to contain wildfires on the Greek island of Chios on Tuesday that have torn through swathes of forest ...

More than 400 firefighters were battling five wildfires on Chios in the Aegean Sea, which authorities are investigating as possible arson.

By Tuesday morning, nearly 450 firefighters, 85 fire engines, 11 helicopters, and two water-dropping planes had been ...

Greek authorities have sent new evacuation notifications for two areas near the main town on the island of Chios as firefighters struggle to control a major wildfire ...

Greece has arrested a Georgian woman suspected of discarding a cigarette that helped trigger one of several wildfires razing ...

Chios is battling a fire that continues to rage on three active fronts, pushing firefighters to their limits in an all-night struggle.

She’d been smoking,” a Greek official said of a Georgian woman who was arrested after a blaze tore through 11,000 acres of Chios this week.

A state of emergency is declared and an arson investigation launched after five separate fires were sparked within hours.

It comes after hundreds of firefighters battled to contain the outbreak that has torn through swathes of forest and farmland ...

ATHENS, June 23 (Reuters) - Greece on Monday declared a state of emergency on Chios island, where hundreds of firefighters have been battling wildfires for a second day as winds further whipped up ...

At least 190 extra firefighters are being deployed to the Aegean island as authorities predict heatwave conditions to take hold in coming days.