- Jul 20
30-year-old driver dies after car crashes into pole and catches fire in Oraiokastro, Thessaloniki
The man lost control on the Egnatia Odos service road, struck a DEI electricity pole, and was ejected into a field where he was burned. Firefighters found his charred body after extinguishing the blaze.
- Jul 4
76-year-old arrested for Oreokastro fire after confessing to sparking blaze with car
A 76-year-old man was arrested in Thessaloniki after confessing to starting a large fire in Oreokastro by creating sparks with his vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
- Jul 4
Wildfire in Oreokastro forces evacuation of 157 residents from chronic illness care home
A wildfire broke out in Oreokastro, Thessaloniki, on Saturday evening, prompting the preventive evacuation of the Agios Panteleimon chronic illness institution with 157 residents.
- Jul 2
Cigarette thrown from car ignited deadly wildfire in Greece, killing father and son, video evidence emerges
A surveillance video reveals that a lit cigarette thrown from a passing vehicle caused the wildfire in Oreokastro, Thessaloniki, which killed a 66-year-old father and his 12-year-old son Maximos on June 30. The mother remains hospitalized with burns.
