Fire!

[Louisa]

There is currently a raging fire, i'm not sure of all the details though sure ali can fill us in. But i know everyone has been evacuated from the youth hostel and they are unabe to get a helicopter up because of the wind! Be safe everyone in plakias x

[George]

Thanks Louisa, let's hope it not too bad, and the locals/visitors remain safe.

george g...

[harribobs]

thats very worrying....................

[John R]

thats very worrying....................
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Very - just been looking at close ups on Google maps and the distance between Youth Hostel and virtually anywhere in Plakias is very small in the context of a big fire and flammable olive groves.

[paxmere]

Babis at Medousa was telling me of a fire a few years ago when he had lost hundreds of olive trees.
I was reading only the other day on the Sfakia web page of a local fire that burnt out thousand's of olive trees... they were speaking of the long distance that fire engines had to travel.
This got me thinking about Plakias, the nearest fire station I can think of is on the left hand side as you drop down into Rethymno. Is there one closer?

[paxmere]

I've spoken to Babis, he said it was a big fire, in the olive trees between Plakias and Sellia. No-one was injured and the fire was now out but they had to watch for twenty-four hours as the fire can continue inside the olive trees, burning on the oil in the wood. He had been fighting the fire and sounded very tired.

[harribobs]

good thinking mate!  

well thank god it's out, the place must be like a tinderbox

[Barny]

Yes thank god its out! so easily started i bet, one cigarette end or a piece of glass and the wind and thats it! hope its all over now and the people can have a well earned break.

[Louisa]

That is very good news, thank godness no one was injured x

[John R]

That is very good news, thank godness no one was injured x
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Good news indeed - I have also had a quick congratulatory word with Babis