ATHENS: A forest fire in central Greece has killed two men who were helping firefighters tackle the blaze, authorities said on Monday. The fire near Corinth, 140-kms west of Athens, has forced several villages to evacuate.

Anastasios Giolis, the deputy governor of Corinth, told public broadcaster ERT that two men were killed fighting the flames, calling it a “tragic accident”. The men´s charred bodies were found near the village of Ellinikon, according to media reports.