Wildfire that gutted scores of homes near Athens burned an area nearly twice the size of Manhattan

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A European Union satellite mapping agency says 40 square miles of land was burned in a wildfire this week northeast of the Greek capital. The burned area is almost twice the size of Manhattan. The fire gutted scores of homes and prompted nine countries to send assistance. It was contained Tuesday in a massive effort that ended on the outskirts of Athens. A factory worker was killed in the fire that swept through mountainous areas southward and blanketed Athens with a thick cloud of smoke.