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A Trisagion was held today in memory of the two forest firefighters, Andreas Sophocleous and Marios Aristotelous, who lost their lives fighting against the huge forest fire of Solea, which took place on June 19, 2016.
Present at the Trisagion were the Director of the Department of Forests, Mr. Charalambos Alexandrou, members of the deceased forest firefighters’ families and of the staff of the Department of Forests.
Posted by Τμήμα Δασών on Friday, June 19, 2020
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