The wildfire in Kehries, Corinth "may not have an active front any more, but the fire continues to burn in several dispersed pockets along a wide perimeter," Fire Brigade spokesman Vassilis Vathrakogiannis told Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) on Wednesday evening.
He also said that the smaller pockets of fire were constantly reigniting, fanned by high winds of changing directions.
Vathrakogiannis said that another 35 firefighters in ground units were expected to arrive from Thessaloniki, to help the 143 firefighters with 42 fire trucks, a special machine for operations, 10 ground units, volunteers and local area water trucks.
When night fell, the 6 helicopters and 2 airplanes dropping water on the fire were withdrawn and will return to action at dawn.
Firefighters who have been in the area battling the extensive fire all day will be replaced at night by new staff.
As Corinth Mayor Vassilis Nanopoulos told ANA-MPA earlier, the community of Athikia in Corinth has been preventatively evacuated, as has a boarding house for people with disabilities in the same area.
Earlier, authorities had also evacuated three settlements - Agios Konstantinos, Galataki and Zimens - and a children's summer camp that were near the fire's path. (Story updated 21.30)

At Lesvos island

A fire burning in Thermi mountains on western Lesvos island since Tuesday has been contained within a specific area, a Fire Brigade official for the North Aegean said on Wednesday.
The fire broke out near the Monastery of Agios Rafail and burned hundreds of stremmas of pine and olive trees. The Fire Brigade's Regional director, Constantine Theofilopoulos, said the fire was difficult due to winds and in a partly inaccessible area, and must be under observation for several days.
A fireman who was injured on Tuesday was released from hospital on Wednesday, while the North Aegean regional governor called a meeting to assess operations in order to improve future actions.

Near Ancient Olympia

A fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon in a region of forest in the Lasionos region of Ancient Olympia, in the Peloponnese.
According to the initial information from Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) sources in the fire brigade, the fire does not currently pose a threat to any inhabited areas.
Thirty-four fire fighters, 14 fire engines and a team of fire-fighters on foot, assisted by local authority water tankers, two fire-fighting airplanes and one helicopter, have been sent to put out the fire.

At Petalidi, Messinia

The situation with the fire in Petalidi, the SW region of Messinia, "looks better", the Fire Brigade said on Wednesday.
Authorities evacuated the settlement of Mathia earlier in the day for precautionary reasons.
Fifty-one firefighters with 17 fire trucks, 2 ground units, 5 airplanes and 3 helicopters are battling the fire in the area.

At Rethymno, Crete

A wildfire that broke out on Wednesday afternoon in Crete is still only partially contained, the fire brigade reported on Wednesday evening. 
It broke out in a plot between two hotels at the Damnoni area, of the municipality of Agios Vassileios of Rethimno, Crete. 
Some 30 firefighters with 14 fire engines and one helicopter managed to contain the blaze, assisted by municipal water cannons and Red Cross volunteers. 
The fire brigade said there is concern over local high winds that reached 10 on the Beaufort scale.