Summarize the News Article in 100 Words : Europe|A wildfire in Greece burned dozens of homes amid a searing heat wave. wildfire in Greece burned dozens of homes amid a searing heat wave.Thousands of people were forced to evacuate on Tuesday, including many who had to be rescued by firefighters. Yiannis Kolesidis/EPA, via Shutterstock Orestis Panagiotou/EPA, via Shutterstock Yannis Kolesidis/EPA, via Shutterstock Orestis Panagiotou/EPA, via Shutterstock Yiannis Kolesidis/EPA, via Shutterstock Louisa Gouliamaki/Agence France-Presse â€” Getty Images Milos Bicanski/Getty Images slide 1 slide 2 slide 3 slide 4 slide 5 slide 6 slide 7 Published Aug. 4, 2021Updated Aug. 10, 2021ATHENS â€” Greek firefighters on Wednesday were working to put out a blaze that broke out on Tuesday on forestland north of Athens, burning dozens of homes and turning large swaths of land to ash, with similar efforts underway to douse wildfires in the southern Peloponnese peninsula and other parts of the country.Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes on Tuesday after a large wildfire tore through the area north of Athens, spreading to several settlements. Many more people were rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped in their homes. Residents fled on cars, on motorcycles, even by foot, while dozens of horses were released from a riding club in the area and were seen wandering through local streets.Î¤he government said it would provide hotel accommodation for local residents unable to return to their homes for as long as necessary.The fire was fueled by days of drought as temperatures reached 45 Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) amid a searing heat wave that officials described as the worst since 1987, when more than 1,000 people died.Televised footage of the affected areas north of Athens on Wednesday morning showed the charred hulks of homes and cars amid blackened trees as a heavy smog hung over the capital and flecks of ash fluttered through the air.With the country in the midst of a record heat wave, the National Observatory of Athens on Wednesday appealed to people to remain in their homes with the windows closed if possible, warning that the fire had significantly worsened the capitalâ€™s atmospheric pollution.The fire north of Athens was the worst of scores that broke out around the country on Tuesday.Referring to an â€œextremely difficult nightâ€ of firefighting, Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias said only one of that fireâ€™s four fronts remained active on Wednesday morning. Speaking outside the fire serviceâ€™s 