Fireworks launched from yacht ‘spark forest fire in Greece’ leading to 13 arrests
Locals stand near a wildfire burning in the village of Latas, in southern Greece. Photo: Reuters
A Greek prosecutor yesterday brought criminal charges against the captain and crew of a chartered yacht suspected of triggering a forest fire on a resort island in the Aegean Sea during a firework display.
Greece has been plagued in recent days by scores of wildfires amid hot, dry and windy weather.
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