Greece suspects that there is a criminal act behind a disastrous fire

"There are some questions about the burning of Mount Pentelika" and Monday in the Matisse region east of Athens "and I will not hide that after receiving Serious information, we opened an investigation ", at a press conference According to him, there are" elements and serious traces "that the next fire, which erupted Monday a few hours earlier, near Kinet to the west of the capital of Greece, was deliberately induced. During the last fire, the victim managed to escape.

"There is evidence, but now I can not say anything else," Toska said. Government spokesman Dimitris Dzanakopulis and the fire and police commanders also attended a press conference in Athens.

The government handed over all the evidence to the prosecutors; This information will be added to the preliminary inquiry launched by the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

N. Toska pointed out that "extreme climate conditions due to climate change" have also contributed to the spread of fire.

After this disaster, after severe criticism from the government, Dzanakopulas pointed out that "the evacuation Matis was not possible because it only lasted an hour and a half."

He added that the wind with a speed of 120 kilometers at the time was "the strongest recorded in the last eight years."

"The number of victims is huge and we are all screwed up," said N

"On the basis of consciousness, but not mistakes I made to my predecessor, Alexis Ciprui, his statement of resignation, but he replied that it's time to fight and he did not accept it ". The spokeswoman said that on the death of another person, the number of fires increased to 82. It is not known if this person was found by rescuers or if she died in a hospital.