In 2007, the opposition was more critical of the Karamanlis fires

It is believed that the main opposition, but also all parties, have a moderate criticism of the government, respecting the dead of the deadly fire in East Attica

It did not happen, however, in 2007, on Karamanlis Government, when Ilia was burned. It is indicative that the cover of the time "Eleftherotypia", which calls the government "incompetent", with the left in opposition. extensive fires burning more than 268,834 hectares (about 2,700km2) of land, resulting in the death of at least 63 people until August 30, burned 1,500 homes and 6,000 people were found homeless. disasters valued at more than 3.5 billion euros. The fire burned 4.5 million olive trees and 60,000 animals. The affected areas were the prefectures of Messinia, Arcadia, Ile-de-France, Achaea, Laconia, Argolis, Corinth, Attica and Euboea and Fthiotis, the prefecture of Ilia receiving the largest and most deadly blow

The fires of the August 2007 season, which culminated after August 23, a few days after the fire. Announced early parliamentary elections by Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, followed a number of fires that struck Greece at the end of May.

The country's Prime Minister, Kostas Karamanlis, reported on an organized fire plan, said all the prefectures of the country in case of emergency and set an amount of 3,000 euros.