LEST anyone doubt the speed with which a brush fire can strike, consider how rapidly flames engulfed Mati, a seaside resort near Athens, on July 23rd. Less than 90 minutes after fire was reported, flames had reached densely populated areas. Hordes of people fled into the sea, the only refuge, to escape. At least 91 were killed. That toll could have been avoided, says Gavriil Xanthopoulos, a wildfire expert at Greece's Ministry of Rural Development and Food, if proper use had been made in advance...
LEST anyone doubt the speed with which a brush fire can strike, consider how rapidly flames engulfed Mati, a seaside resort near Athens, on July 23rd. Less than 90 minutes after fire was reported, flames had reached densely populated areas. Hordes of people fled into the sea, the only refuge, to escape. At least 91 were killed. That toll could have been avoided, says Gavriil Xanthopoulos, a wildfire expert at Greece's Ministry of Rural Development and Food, if proper use had been made in advance...
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