Firefighting crews rushed to Mount Parnitha, a forested mountain range north of Athens on Wednesday after a wildfire broke out in an area behind the casino on the mountain, north of Athens.

A total of 95 firefighters were deployed to the scene, supported by 22 vehicles and five on-foot response teams. Authorities closed the Parnitha Avenue to traffic at the cable car junction as crews worked to bring the blaze under control and prevent it from spreading into the surrounding forest.