Residents fled their homes on Sunday as a fast-moving wildfire outside Athens fueled by hot, windy weather burned trees, houses and cars and sent smoke clouds over the Greek capital.
More than 400 firefighters backed by 16 waterbombing planes and 13 helicopters battled the blaze that broke out at 3 p.m. and quickly reached the village of Varnavas 35 kilometers north of Athens.
As night fell, firefighting aircraft ceased operations until morning. Flames turned the sky orange.