Firefighters and water-dropping aircraft were fighting blaze for a second day in southern Greece Thursday that forced evacuations and a night-long battle to save seaside homes.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that the Fire Service said the blaze outside the southern city of Corinth had been contained and that there was no “active front” early Thursday but more than 250 firefighters, four planes and four helicopters were putting out flames as winds were expected to pick up later in the day.

Several seaside areas were evacuated late Wednesday, in an area that has many summer homes and is popular with retirees.