This chapter analyses the origins and consequences of one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent European history: the 2018 East Attica wildfire in Greece. The fire, which mainly affected a popular holiday resort near Athens, claimed more than 100 lives. The catastrophic outcome was the result of mutually reinforcing factors, including weather conditions, chronic infrastructure problems such as unauthorised construction, inefficiencies in the Greek firefighting system and human error. Using media coverage and various expert reports, the chapter examines each of these factors and discusses the public debate surrounding them. It also examines what lessons the authorities have learned from the 2018 wildfires in eastern Attica to deal with the ever-increasing number of fires each summer.