ATHENS, Greece: A big fire that spread quickly overnight in an eastern suburb of Athens appeared to be under control soon after dawn Monday (Tuesday in Manila). The fire had raced up the slopes of 1,026-meter (3,366 feet) Mount Hymettus, which separates suburban Peania from the main city. Flames shooting up the mountain on what was a pretty extensive front could be seen from Athens early Monday morning. Alarm lights were flashing at the flat mountain top, occupied by an army communications base and transmission antennas for Greece’s main TV stations.AP
