Fire rages near Greek archaeological site

Updated / Sunday, 30 Aug 2020 18:20
Smoke has covered the Bronze Age archaeological site of Mycenae, Peloponese, Greece, after a fire broke out near there today
Smoke has covered the Bronze Age archaeological site of Mycenae, Peloponese, Greece, after a fire broke out near there today

Smoke has covered the Bronze Age archaeological site of Mycenae in the Peloponese, Greece after a fire broke out near there today.

Visitors were evacuated but the fire department insisted there was no danger to the onsite museum
Visitors were evacuated but the fire department insisted there was no danger to the onsite museum
Flames licked the ruins as the bushfire spread, the southern Peloponnese region's fire brigade confirmed
Flames licked the ruins as the bushfire spread, the southern Peloponnese region's fire brigade confirmed
The fire started near the tomb of Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae who was killed during the Trojan War, according to local media
The fire started near the tomb of Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae who was killed during the Trojan War, according to local media
A force of 27 firefighters, a ground team and eight fire engines, assisted by two aircraft and a helicopter, are working to put out the blaze
A force of 27 firefighters, a ground team and eight fire engines, assisted by two aircraft and a helicopter, are working to put out the blaze
Smoke covered the famed Lion's Gate entrance to Mycenae as the fire blazed through a section of the historic site
Smoke covered the famed Lion's Gate entrance to Mycenae as the fire blazed through a section of the historic site
In the second millennium BC, Mycenae was one of the major centres of civilisation in the Mediterranean
In the second millennium BC, Mycenae was one of the major centres of civilisation in the Mediterranean
Greece annually grapples with wildfires during the dry summer season, with strong winds and temperatures frequently exceeding 30C
Greece annually grapples with wildfires during the dry summer season, with strong winds and temperatures frequently exceeding 30C

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