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Hundreds of people were evacuated early Wednesday as firefighters deployed planes and helicopters to fight a surging wildfire in mountainside suburbs north of Athens for a second day.

Nearly 500 firefighters are struggling to contain a large wildfire that threatens hillside suburbs outside Athens for a second day.

Firefighters and police evacuated hundreds of people from their homes near Mount Penteli, northeast of the Greek capital Athens, on Tuesday, after a forest fire broke out and quickly spread. (19 July) AP Video by Thanassis Stavrakisres.

Hundreds of firefighters struggled to contain a large wildfire threatening hillside suburbs outside Athens for a second day on Wednesday.

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Fire brigades in Tuscany battled a wildfire on Wednesday that forced hundreds in Italy to relocate as gas tanks caught in the flames exploded, while a Greek hospital was evacuated as several southern and western European countries dealt with blazes.

Hundreds of residents evacuated; at least two people hospitalized with breathing problems and minor burns; several houses damaged

Nearly 500 firefighters are struggling to contain a large wildfire that threatens hillside suburbs outside Athens for a second day.

Though temperatures in the south-west have cooled, fires continue to burn in Greece, Spain and Italy.