Greece convicts six, clears 15 over deadly 2018 blaze, victims’ families protest

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A total of 104 people were killed in the fire in the seaside town of Mati in July 2018, many of them as the tried to escape through a maze of streets

A man was convicted of involuntary arson on Monday for his role in Greece’s deadliest wildfire in memory, and five former fire officials found guilty of misdemeanours linked to their response to the 2018 blaze, judicial sources said.

. The five former fire officials were found guilty of misdemeanour charges including involuntary manslaughter, according to state TV ERT and the Athens News Agency.

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