An area north of Athens Athens has been hit by a fire with temperatures set to succeed in 40C (104F) within the next few days.
The fire ripped through a pine forest, destroying homes before firefighters brought it in check on Tuesday.
Forest fires are a standard occurrence in Greece in summer but there are concerns that global climate change is worsening things.
There have also been blazes reported in Italy and Spain.
People within the Samanta area, 30km (18 miles) north of Athens were evacuated. Others were warned to stay doors and windows closed.
Smoke from the hearth was spotted over Athens, limiting visibility in some parts of the capital.
Water-dropping planes and helicopters were wont to help 300 firefighters contain the blaze, consistent with Kathimerini.
The explanation for the hearth isn’t yet known but an investigation is now underway.
Several parts of Greece are on high alert for fires.
Fires have also been reported on the Italian island of Sardinia and in Spain’s Catalonia region.
Over the weekend, Catalonia recorded the worst wildfire to hit the region within the last two years.
Rain on Monday meant that firefighters were ready to control most of the hearth but by that point, it had burned through quite 1,657 hectares (4094 acres) of land.
In Sardinia, a variety of forest fires have ravaged the southwest of the island with quite 1,000 people evacuated.
The region has declared a state of emergency.
The European Union announced on Sunday that it had been sending four firefighting planes to the island following an invitation from Italian authorities.
