The Kalipalgins of the Greek Island

A state of emergency was declared on the island of Chios in Greek where five separate wild flames were burning and powered by strong winds.

Residents of 17 communities are evacuated and the investigation of the arson launched on what caused different frontal starts is a short time.

Three forest fires occurred on Sunday in areas of Kollo,, Agia Anna and Agios Makarios. A fourth blast broken shortly after midnight at Agios Markosfollowed by a fifth face on Monday morning to Gahongmata.

The explosion is harmful to homes, plants and infrastructure on Aegean island, reporting local media that many houses have been destroyed.

There is a moderate high temperature warning of chios, with high heights of 30c, but expected to be hotter until the weekend.

About 190 firefighters operate on the island, supported by 11 aircraft and helicopters. An additional 90 firefighters will come from Athens and Thessalonici, authorities say.

Pictures from the island show locals who try to help firefighters, throwing buckets of fire and with clothes to test fewer spots.

Local media reported several houses and at least one distillery, with some residents saying they did not return to see if their property was damaged.

Climent Civil Crisis Ioannis Kefalognis traveled to chios, and said after an emergency meeting he was “concerned about withdrawing many fires on various parts of the island” with no clear explanation “.

“This is something that needs to be carefully examined,” he added.

Meanwhile, a team from the fire fire unit, working with local police officers, launched an investigation on what caused fires.

The local power grid is damaged by fires, causing outages in the wide area of ​​Vrontosados. Teams from the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network (Hedno) have been sent from the neighboring island of Lesvos to set up the repair.

Some planned electricity cuts are also introduced to support fire operations.

Water supply and infrastructure damage also reported.

This is the first major wildfire this summer for Greece, which is no stranger to overflowing flames and extreme heat.

Of chios, a severe wildfire in 2012 wiped over half of the mastic iconic