A firefighter was bitten by a snake while extinguishing a fire in the prefecture of Ilia in the Peloponnese reported Greek media .
According to Patris News, the firefighter was extinguishing a blaze that broke out early Friday afternoon in an agroforestry area in the village of Neapoli, which is under the jurisdictional operation of the Lechaina Fire Service when he was suddenly bit by a snake.
He was immediately taken to the local medical support centre and from there to a hospital in Athens.
#Πυρκαγιά σε αγροτοδασική έκταση στη Νεάπολη Ηλείας. Επιχειρούν 30 #πυροσβέστες με 1 ομάδα πεζοπόρου τμήματος και 9 οχήματα.
— Πυροσβεστικό Σώμα (@pyrosvestiki) August 12, 2022
Meanwhile 30 firefighters aided by a group of civilians and 9 vehicles are still battling the fire.
According to authorities, no residential areas are under any immediate threat.
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