The fire brigade have responded to a total of 29 house fires since Monday, spokesman Andreas Kettis said.

Speaking to CyBC radio, he said most of the fires occurred in urban as a result of home-based heating apparatus.

“People should be more careful using gas heaters, while they should close the valve in case of a leak,” Kettis said.

He also said that power strips should not be connected to other power strips or be overloaded with energy-intensive devices.