Fire in Greece abates after threatening 4 villages

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have brought under partial control a large forest fire that threatened villages near a major archaeological site in the south of the country.

The fire brigade says that nearly 200 firefighters and soldiers are striving overnight to fully extinguish the blaze, which broke out Monday near Mavromati, a village of about 300 people some 200 kilometers (124 miles) southwest of Athens.