Greece’s fire brigade has brought a major fire on the island of Crete under control, Greek media reported on Thursday. The fire threatened to move from the mountainous hinterland south of the port city of Rethymno towards the village of Tymbaki, where thousands of tourists are staying. Aided by helicopters and planes distributing water, the firefighters brought the blaze under control. “There are numerous smaller fires that we are extinguishing with units on the ground and from the air,” said a fire brigade officer on Greek radio. A spokesman for Crete’s civil protection authorities said on te…