STORY: Firefighters were battling blazes for a second day in western Peloponnese, as a wildfire that previously swept through forests, olive groves, and industrial areas, was reaching the urban area of Patras, Greece’s third largest city, on Wednesday (August 13) evening.

The blaze, which started on Tuesday (August 12), had prompted the evacuation of more than 25 settlements, before authorities called for residents at the suburbs of Patras to flee their homes.

According to the National Observatory of Athens, wildfires over the past two days have burned about 10,000 hectares nationwide; near Patras, approximately 2,000 are estimated to have been burned.

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VIDEO SHOWS: FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING A BLAZE AT THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY OF PATRAS, IN WESTERN GREECE

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SHOWS: PATRAS, GREECE (AUGUST 13, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. SUN SETTING BEHIND THICK BLACK SMOKE

2. FIRE BURNING VERTICALLY ALONG A SLOPE AS THE SUN IS SETTING IN THE BACKGROUND

3. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEERS PULLING A WATER HOSE AS THE FIRE BURNS IN THE BACKGROUND

4. FIRE ENGINE ARRIVING AT THE SCENE

5. FIREFIGHTER STANDING AT THE BACK OF A FIRE ENGINE

6. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTER THROWING WATER AT THE FLAMES

7. FLAMES BURNING THROUGH BUSHES

8. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS FIGHTING A FIRE IN A SMALL CREEK

9. HELICOPTER FLYING OVER THE FIRE