Wildfire in Greece triggers explosions at an ammunition depot and the relocation of fighter jets

By PETROS GIANNAKOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS
Associated Press

RHODES, Greece (AP) — A wildfire has triggered a series of massive explosions at an air force ammunition depot in central Greece. The Greek air force said on Thursday that some of its F-16 fighter jets were being moved from a nearby air base in the Vojos area as a precaution. There were no injuries at the depot, which had been evacuated before the explosions, and by late Thursday the fire was no longer active. Fires have raged across parts of Greece during three successive Mediterranean heat waves in the past two weeks, leaving five people dead and triggering a huge weekend evacuation of tourists on the island of Rhodes.