Greek officials see 'serious indications' arson led to fire

Frantic relatives headed to the Athens morgue Thursday to seek the fate of loved ones still missing after Greeces deadliest forest fire in decades, a blaze that Greek authorities said they increasingly suspect resulted from arson.

Public Order Minister Nikos Toskas said satellite image analysis and ground inspections provided "serious indications" the fire that broke out in multiple places within a short time frame Monday and killed at least 82 people was set deliberately.

"We have serious indications and significant findings of criminal activity concerning arson," Toskas said.

"We are troubled by many factors, and there have been physical findings that are the subject of an investigation."

He declined to provide more details.

The fire department's special arson section, which probes all major fires, was conducting the investigation to determine how...