Exclusion Zone Set Up Around Greek Military Base After Wildfires Trigger Powerful Explosions

A house stands at a burnt forest near Gennadi village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on July 26, 2023. Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo

ATHENS, Greece—Authorities are maintaining an exclusion zone around an air force base in central Greece where wildfires have triggered powerful explosions at an ammunition depot.

The blasts late Thursday at the 111th Combat Wing base facilities—among the largest in the country—shattered windows in nearby towns and prompted an evacuation of more than 2,000 people, while fighter jets nearby were moved to another base.