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Thousands Flee Athens Fires

Sun Aug 23 2009 | by zephyr


The blaze began Friday in Grammatikos, 25 miles northeast of Athens, and spread quickly southeast, feasting on swathes of pine trees and olive groves. It burned so hot that it generated its own weather, with fire tornadoes swirling within the blaze. Read it at nytimes.com

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