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Resurgent wildfires in Greece burn homes, threaten monuments

A resurgent wildfire burned homes north of Athens and blazes across southern Greece forced more evacuations Thursday as weather conditions worsened and firefighters in a round-the-clock battle fought to save a former royal palace and the birthplace of the ancient Olympics.

In a dramatic scene as flames approached, fire crews went house to house to escort residents out of homes. The fire threatened the power supply to parts of the capital after damaging the transmission network, officials said.