1993 Ikaria forest fire

1993 wildfire in Greece 1993 Ikaria forest fire Ikaria 62.jpg Mountains north of Agios Kirykos, where the fires originated Ikaria, in the settlements of Agios Kirykos, Glaredos, Kountouma, Panagia, Chrisostomos, Xilosirtis, Therma Lefkados, Therma 2 Suspected arson 35 houses destroyed exact number not known 13 1993 30 July, 1993 ~81 km² On the afternoon of July 30, 1993 at 2:30 PM, a large forest fire broke out on the Greek island of Ikaria, originating as two fires that quickly merged north of the town of Agios Kirykos.«Αρχειοθετημένο αντίγραφο» https://ikarianews.net/2014/07/29/30-%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85-1993-%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CE%BD%CE%AE%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%82%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%AE%CF%82-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9-%CE%B5%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%AE/ ikarianews.net 23 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20160229185611/http://ikarianews.net/2014/07/29/30-%ce%b9%ce%bf%cf%85%ce%bb%ce%af%ce%bf%cf%85-1993-%ce%b7%ce%bc%ce%ad%cf%81%ce%b1-%ce%bc%ce%bd%ce%ae%ce%bc%ce%b7%cf%82%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%b3%ce%ae%cf%82-%ce%ba%ce%b1%ce%b9-%ce%b5%ce%b3%cf%81%ce%ae/ 29 February 2016 Greek Due to strong winds and inadequate firefighting equipment the fire quickly spread out of control. Many people abandoned their homes in the surrounding areas to escape and fled to the city, but several remained to try to save them. The fire killed 13 people and injured many more, burning through thousands of acres of farmland and destroying 35 houses. The fires were largely attributed to arson, although no official cause was ever determined. Victims Many of the victims were elderly, and could not escape the fast-moving fire which was exacerbated by high winds. The three younger men; Elias Fysidas, Giorgios Kirikos, and Dimitros Tsaganos all died trying to help the three elderly members of the Poulos family escape the fire.“Δεν είχαν ποιον να πρωτοκλάψουν”. Οι φονικές πυρκαγιές στην Ικαρία το 1993. Η αυτοθυσία τριών νεαρών και η κρατική αδράνεια... https://www.mixanitouxronou.gr/quot-den-eichan-poion-na-protoklapsoyn-quot-oi-fonikes-pyrkagies-stin-ikaria-to-1993-i-aytothysia-trion-nearon-kai-i-kratiki-adraneia/ 24 June 2025 mixanitouxronou.gr Greek Every year on July 30, memorial gatherings are held at the site of the Poulos family home, where a monument was placed in 2000.Xanthopoulos Gavriil Forest fire related deaths in Greece: confirming what we already know Wildfire2007 June 2007 8 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242307152_Forest_fire_related_deaths_in_Greece_confirming_what_we_already_know_1 23 June 2025 The victims of the fire were: Efstratios Poulos - 80 Koula Poulos - 73 Stamatoula Poulos - 67 Giorgios Kirikos - 39 Elias Fysidas - 25 Dimitrios Tsaganos - 21 Konstantinos Bratsis - 68 Georgios Peskesis - 73 Ekaterini Peskesi - 64 Sideris Liaris - 69 Kalliopi Liari - 70 Georgia Xyla - 18 Despina Xyla - 65 See also List of disasters in Greece by death toll 2023 Greece wildfires External links Reuters video footage of the wildfire References Category:Wildfires in Greece Category:1993 in Greece Category:Ikaria