Two die in Greek forest fire

ATHENS (Reuters) -- Two people were killed and six are missing after a forest fire swept through a village in northwestern Greece on Thursday, fire department officials said.

The fire destroyed a number of buildings in the village of Agia Marina, near the western town of Ioannina.

About 30 fire engines were working to bring the blaze under control, officials said.

A combination of heat and high winds has fuelled devastating fires that have destroyed thousands of acres of forests and farmland in Greece this summer.

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