Greece Fights Deadly Fire on Aegean Island as Temperatures Soar

  • Authorities report fatality in burnt out car on Lesvos
  • Firefighters also tackling forest blaze in region of Korinthia

Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire near Stamata, Greece on June 30.

Photographer: Nick Paleologos/Bloomberg
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Greece is fighting a deadly fire on the island of Lesvos, as temperatures in some parts of the country exceed 40C (104F).

A person died in a burned out car on Lesvos, where authorities are investigating whether the vehicle was scorched by a wildfire, or if it was involved in an accident that triggered the blaze.