Chios Wildfires
Contextualizing the Chios Wildfires with Greece’s Strange Fire History
Written By: KTE Executive Board
Many Greeks worldwide have already heard the news and seen the devastating videos: approximately 40,000 hectares of land in Chios have been scorched by wildfires. The official story is that a Georgian housemaid (who has now been arrested) unintentionally caused the blaze by throwing out a cigarette that was still lit, but many locals from Chios and Greeks all across the Diaspora express historical skepticism about the true cause of these fires.
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