A fire broke out on the second floor in a three-storey apartment in Larnaca on Thursday afternoon and a tenant had to be treated for smoke inhalation.

Fire department spokesman Andreas Kettis said that three fire trucks from Larnaca fire station responded to extinguish the fire in the living room area.

An ambulance arrived on the scene to provide preventive First Aid to the tenant who inhaled smoke.

The cause of the fire will be investigated.