Athens heatwave: Tourist attractions shut and schools suspended as huge fire breaks out in city

 

Greece has shut tourist attractions and closed schools as Athens is facing its first heatwave of the summer.

Authorities shut the ancient Acropolis tourist site, suspended schools and stationed medics across the capital city on Wednesday as it faced the first heatwave of the summer.

Temperatures were expected to hit 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday and Thursday in parts of the Mediterranean country.

Conditions worsened in an area north of the capital, after a fire at a cookware and food container factory sent clouds of thick black smoke into the sky. Cellphone alerts sent by a government disaster response agency urged residents in the area to remain indoors.

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