This prompted the mobilization of the fire department. firewhich took place in a grassy area in the Kalamavka area of ​​Ierapetra, in Lassithi Crete.

To extinguish the fire, 43 firefighters were mobilized with 2 groups of foot detachments and 12 vehicles.

#Fire in a grassy area in the Kalamavka area of ​​Ierapetra, in #Crete. 43 were mobilized #firefighterswith 2 groups of pedestrian sections and 12 vehicles.

— Fire Department (@pyrosvestiki) March 6, 2023

The fire is also in the municipality of Maleviziou.

Earlier, a fire broke out in an agroforestry area in the Gazi district, in the municipality of Malevisio in Heraklion.

Eight firefighters arrived on the scene in three vehicles.

According to the fire department, the cause of the fire was the negligence of a 40-year-old man when performing agricultural work, in particular, when “burning crop residues.”

The man who allegedly started the fire was arrested in connection with a car accident and a case has been filed.