The fire continues to burn, affecting significant parts of northeastern Attica and threatening the northern districts of Athens.

[2] The fire spread southward and burned on three fronts, including the village of Grammatiko, the town of Marathon, the seaside municipality of Nea Makri and Mount Penteli.

[2] On 12 August, the forces deployed against the flames were increased to 560 firefighters, together with 16 teams of forest commandos and 177 vehicles, while 32 aircraft (17 airplanes and 15 helicopters) were operating from the air.

[7] Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias stated that overall, a total of 702 firefighters were deployed, with 27 forest commando groups, 199 vehicles, while 17 aircraft and 18 helicopters operated periodically, three of which had a coordinating role.

[14] It was the first time that a wildfire that started around the Attica region, penetrated so deep within the residential core of the city of Athens, reaching the suburbs of Vrilissia and Chalandri.

[19] In the early hours of 13 August, the charred body of a 62-year-old Moldovan woman[20][21] was found inside the building of a local business, at the Patima neighborhood of the Athenian suburb of Chalandri.