“Everyone knew about everything, and this was confirmed by documents,” such was the categorical position of the expert, a fire brigade officer, Dimitris Liotsiouwho also testified yesterday, the 13th, at trial centenary of the dead Eye. Mr. Liotsios repeated that ESKE (One Business Clearinghouse) he was informed in time and had the opportunity to act and prevent the tragedy.

“The first head of the fire service immediately informed the ESKE about the progress and danger of the fire, both by telephone and by radio. Everyone knew about everything, and this is also confirmed by documents,” the expert emphasized in response to the question of the then ESKE commander Ioannis Fostieris, who asked questions to the expert, since he is not represented in court by a lawyer. P.S. arsonist made it clear that there were a number of backlogs that day that caused the fire to spiral out of control and lead to a tragic outcome that killed 104 people, stressing that fire chiefs pleaded with ground and air forces.

“From 16.41 to 18.05, in about an hour and a half, the fire spreads to a distance of 2.5 kilometers. Then, after the fire crossed Marathon Avenue, it became more difficult to extinguish it, ”said the witness, at which point the defendant, former fire commander Nea Makri, intervened, saying: “We could not see from the floating soil, Mr. President.”

According to the expert, the fire brigade coordinator was informed of the danger in a timely manner.

It’s not the building’s fault.

As regards the allegations of abuses in Mati, which were also presented by the government at the time, Mr. Liotsios, in response to a question from the Defendant Fosteris, argued that “the only difficult point is the area of ​​Kokkino Limanaki. The rest of the plot is straight, there are entrances and roads. The area does not have a particular urban development problem, there are roads, long sections, entrances. If we are talking about Mati, what can we say about Kineta? And despite all this, nothing happened in Kinet. There was a necessary evacuation network and time to evacuate residents.”

In any case, an emotionally charged Mr. Liotsios stated that it cannot be said that the fire department could not have done something, stating: “Many of our colleagues have sacrificed for this purpose. Nowhere is it written that we are not doing something. How many of our colleagues died to save lives? The war memorial is full. We insult them when we say that nothing is happening.”