Two dead after wildfire guts house in Greece

Volunteers battle a wildfire in a forest area in Thessaloniki, Greece
Volunteers have battled a wildfire burning in a forested area in the Thessaloniki region in Greece. -EPA

Two people have died after a wildfire gutted ‌a house in a forested settlement in ‌northern Greece.

The fire ‌broke out in bushland on Tuesday afternoon and, fanned by strong winds, spread quickly and engulfed the house near ‌the village ‌of ⁠Liti about 25km ​from the northern town of Thessaloniki, local media reported.

The fire brigade said they found a dead man nearby as ⁠they put out ‌the ​fire and saw a second body ​inside the ‌house.

A woman with burns was rescued ​from the same area.

Authorities had told residents to evacuate the ​settlement and ​move to ​a nearby playing field.

Greece ‌and other Mediterranean countries are considered wildfire hotspots by scientists due to a fast-warming climate, with blazes becoming more ​destructive during hot and dry summers.