Greece has awarded citizenship to three migrant fishermen Wednesday for helping rescue dozens of Greeks who were forced into the sea by flames from a devastating fire near Athens last July that caused at least 90 deaths. /VCG Photo

The trio, Jake Gani from Albania, and Emad Al Haimi and Ibrahim Mahmoud Mousa from Egypt, was honored in a ceremony hosted by the Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, for showing "solidarity and humanity" in their actions and "sending a message to Europe" to counter anti-immigrant and xenophobic sentiment. /VCG Photo

The three fishermen reportedly pulled people from the water who had fled the out-of-control wildfire at the seaside resort of Mati, east of Athens. /VCG Photo

"In a situation like that, when you are talking about people's lives, there's no religion, no black people, no white people. You just have to help people who are in danger," Al Haimi said after the ceremony. /VCG Photo