Greek officials criticised for response to fires

WITH a massive wildfire now contained after raging for two days near Athens, the Greek government was facing a different kind of firestorm yesterday as media lambasted its response.

Firefighters patrolled smouldering areas north and east of the capital yesterday, guarding against flare-ups while assessing the damage.

At least 150 homes have burned down officials said, while tens of thousands of acres of pine forest, olive grove, brush and farmland have been decimated.