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

Tara Cobham

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.