Crews battle scattered fires in Athens suburbs, helped by calmer winds

The blaze began on Sunday near Lake Marathon, about 22 miles northeast of the capital (Petros Giannakouris/AP)

Firefighters in Greece continued to battle scattered fires on Tuesday, hoping to contain the remains of the major wildfire that had burned into the northern suburbs of Athens, triggering evacuations and leaving at least one person dead.

Strong winds fanning the flames on Sunday and Monday had died down overnight, and the fire department said the blaze no longer had any active, advancing fronts and that firefighters were concentrating their efforts on extinguishing the flames in hundreds of slow-burning areas.