In Greece, authorities say lighter winds today helped crews tame a wildfire that came within miles of the center of Athens.

The blaze killed at least one person and forced multiple evacuations across the city's

suburbs. Residents returned today to find their homes reduced to ash and as

winds picked back up this afternoon the region is again on high alert.

Sankita Lau of independent television news reports.

The routes are still burning beneath the soil here

even though the inferno has passed. There is a constant threat this earth could

ignite again and cause even more damage. There's little to salvage for families who return

today and little comfort for Thanesis who used to work in this factory.

He came back to pay tribute to his friend, 62-year-old Nardia, who was trapped inside as the wildfires engulfed the building.

He'd known her for 25 years.

The last time I spoke to her was yesterday at 3 o'clock,

the nassist tells me, and she told me we were burning,

we're on fire. He says there was a fire, I don't know if she came out or not,

then at night. I learned she died. The owner of this house only

bought it last year but nothing in this suburb could escape the flames not even

the metal in this car could stand the heat.

We don't have the forest anymore.

Angelos has lived here for more than 40 years.

He says the smoke was so thick, he couldn't see the flames were so close.

It traveled so fast like every second, 20 meters, new fight here, new father,

in 5 minutes, in 5 seconds, sorry, I think it took a distance like 100 meters now the whole

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