Olympic village escapes forest blaze

Hundreds of firefighters battled gale-whipped blazes today that claimed at least one life, burned more than a dozen outlying homes and threatened two northern suburbs – including one that is home to the Olympic Village.

It took more than five hours to contain the wildfires sweeping over the foot of Mount Parnis, which has a thickly forested national park. Officials said they found the charred body of a 40-year-old man in the area.