Greece suspects criminal action in a forest fire that left 83 dead

Greece said Thursday that it suspected criminal action behind a devastating forest fire that killed at least 83 people and transformed the small town of Mati, east of Athens, in a land of death and destruction.

In one of the worst Greek tragedies of recent times, the fire on Monday night stopped dozens of people in their cars trying to escape from the city. A wall of flames.

Significant indications and signs suggesting criminal actions post-fire, "said the Minister of Civil Protection, Niko Toskas, at a press conference. Reuters reported Wednesday that the police were investigating how the fire started in three different places simultaneously, a day when a second big fire was on fire.

The number of deaths in the worst fire in Greece for decades is expected to increase further as more than 300 firefighters and volunteers roam the area in search of dozens of people still missing

. In a country haunted by the scale of the destruction, desperate parents appeared on television to ask for missing information, while doubts arose as to how people were arrested and why no order of exit n & # 39; 39, was issued

. people died for no reason, "said a woman weeping to Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, as he was visiting the city and surrounding areas. s. "You left us at the mercy of God!"

A woman was always looking for her sister. "Nothing happened to his car, the house was not burned, so where is it?" Said Maria Sarieva. "I believe she's alive, where are they? They've gone somewhere. Where can he be?"