One firefighter suffered critical burns, one other was hospitalised with respiration bother and 13 different individuals had been handled for milder respiratory issues, hearth brigade spokesman Vassilis Vathrakogiannis stated.
A number of smaller communities and cities, together with Marathon, which gave the Olympic long-distance race its identify, began to evacuate on Sunday.
Smoke drifted by central Athens as thick gray clouds engulfed Mount Pentelikon, which is thought for producing the marble used within the Acropolis and different historic buildings.
“Civil safety forces battled laborious all through the evening, however regardless of superhuman efforts, the hearth advanced quickly,” Vathrakogiannis stated.
The wind had rekindled the hearth in 40 totally different areas on Monday, he stated.
