An unidentified person tried to set fire to the entrance to the Consulate General of Greece in New York. The fire was extinguished by firefighters, the Consul General of Greece in New York, Dinos Konstantinou, said on the air of the ERT-1 TV channel, Report informs via Pravda.

"An unknown person tried to set fire to the entrance to the Greek consulate in New York using some kind of flammable liquid, which he poured over the plants at the front door," Konstantinou said. "The fire did not spread on a large scale because the reaction of the firefighters was immediate, and I thank them publicly," the Consul General said. He also added that no one was injured in the incident.

According to him, this has happened before. "We cannot know the motives. During the investigation, which will be conducted by the police authorities, they will establish the identity of the perpetrator—there are also video recordings from surveillance cameras—and we will learn more," Konstantinou said.

In the same building, in addition to the Consulate General, there is the residence of the Consul General, as well as the Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations. According to Constantinou, the FBI is also expected to take part in the investigation.