The wildfires burning in the Ilia prefecture's areas of Agnanta and Tragano, in the western Peloponnese, are becoming slighlty more manageable, Ilia Region Vice-Governor Vassilis Giannopoulos told Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) late Thursday evening.

The third fire at Ilia's area of Varda is still full-fledged, and firefighters are trying to contain it, he added. It is burning a forested area, where 32 firefighters with 13 fire engines and 2 helicopters are battling the flames.

Two firefighters sustained burn injuries in the field at Ilia throughout the day Thursday, and have both been hospitalized.

At Agnanta, some 115 firefighters with 36 fire engines and 4 ground teams were assisted by 6 water-dowsing aircraft and 2 helicopters.

 A precautionary evacuation of residents at the Pigadi-Kokla area was earlier sent out via the 112 emergency number, telling them to head towards the area of Simiza.