{"id":37716,"date":"2022-06-07T10:10:16","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T08:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=37716"},"modified":"2022-06-07T10:12:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T08:12:40","slug":"greece-joins-efforts-to-extinguish-fires-at-sazan-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/greece-joins-efforts-to-extinguish-fires-at-sazan-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece joins efforts to extinguish fires at Sazan Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greece has joined in efforts to extinguish fires at Sazan Island in Albania.<\/p>\n<p>Defense Minister Niko Peleshi <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nikopeleshi\/posts\/579055166912531\">announced<\/a> <\/strong>that the neighboring country lent an aircraft equipped with water tanks, while the aerial intervention started in the early hours of Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnikopeleshi%2Fposts%2F579055166912531&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Speaking from Greece where he&#8217;s currently on an official visit, minister Peleshi thanked the EU Civil Protection Mechanism for the \u201cunsparing assistance in such emergencies\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Canadair CL-415, the aircraft lent by Greece, is specifically built to target blazing fires from an aerial distance, as well as help out in search and rescue operations.<\/p>\n<p>For about four days, Sazan Island has been ravaged by flames.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37717\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37717 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vlcsnap-2022-06-07-10h01m16s495.png\" alt=\"Fires at Sazan Island \/ Euronews Albania\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vlcsnap-2022-06-07-10h01m16s495.png 1920w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vlcsnap-2022-06-07-10h01m16s495-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vlcsnap-2022-06-07-10h01m16s495-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vlcsnap-2022-06-07-10h01m16s495-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vlcsnap-2022-06-07-10h01m16s495-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vlcsnap-2022-06-07-10h01m16s495-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vlcsnap-2022-06-07-10h01m16s495-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vlcsnap-2022-06-07-10h01m16s495-1068x601.png 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fires at Sazan Island \/ Euronews Albania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Monday, unofficial sources reported explosions potentially coming from former ammunition depots, as the area that is currently under fire used to be a military base.<\/p>\n<p>The chief of the civil emergency services Haki Cako <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/06\/06\/civil-emergencies-chief-rules-out-explosions-as-flames-continue-at-sazan-island\/\">ruled out<\/a><\/strong> the allegations as false in an interview for Euronews Albania on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fires has not been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/06\/06\/day-3-of-wildfires-in-sazan-island-causing-concern-amongst-locals-and-conservations\/\">Day 3 of wildfires in Sazan Island alarming locals and conservations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/06\/06\/civil-emergencies-chief-rules-out-explosions-as-flames-continue-at-sazan-island\/\">Civil Emergencies chief rules out explosions as Sazan Island still under fire<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greece has joined in efforts to extinguish fires at Sazan Island in Albania. Defense Minister Niko Peleshi announced that the neighboring country lent an aircraft equipped with water tanks, while the aerial intervention started in the early hours of Tuesday. 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