Wildfire kills two on Crete, forces evacuations as blaze also claims firefighter in Peloponnese
Kathimerini English (Greece)—A wildfire on the Greek island of Crete has killed two people and forced the evacuation of nearby villages, with Euronews reporting the pair may have been trapped in their vehicle after losing visibility in thick smoke. PBS NewsHour describes the two dead as firefighters, a detail that conflicts with Euronews' account of civilians caught in a car — a discrepancy neither outlet has resolved. Euronews additionally reports a third firefighter died in a separate blaze in the Peloponnese region, suggesting Greece is fighting multiple simultaneous wildfires rather than a single contained fire. Evacuation orders remain in effect for villages near the Crete fire as crews work to contain it.