Μake us preferred on GoogleA major ground and aerial response were deployed to battle the wildfire in the Tragano area near the ancient Olympia site, in southwest Greece, with 27 firefighters, a ground team and nine fire engines operating at the scene. Four water-dropping aircraft were assisting from the air, while the municipality of Ancient Olympia provided water tankers and heavy machinery in support of the operation. The blaze erupted in an area classified as Category 3 (high wildfire risk) under Greece’s daily fire danger map, underscoring the elevated threat posed by dry conditions and summer temperatures. The cause of the wildfire is under investigation by an arson crimes investigation unit. Over the past 24 hours, a number of devastating wildfires have erupted or continued throughout south-central Greece.