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A fire broke out on Thursday afternoon in a difficult to access area near Tala in Paphos, burning dry grass, low wild vegetation and several trees, the fire brigade said ...

A fire broke out in a flat in a three-storey building in Yeroskipou on Monday night, caused by an unattended pan on the cooker. The fire brigade said the fire ...

A fire broke out next to a house in Ayia Napa on Tuesday morning, destroying a prefabricated shed and damaging the owner’s vehicle that was parked outside, the building’...

A car parked in an open garage, outside the house of the 75-year-old owner, in Peristerona, Nicosia, caught fire at 3.15am on Friday. The 75-year-old woman put the fire out ...

A wildfire which broke out in the Ayia Anna area of Larnaca on Wednesday afternoon was brought fully under control after burning around six hectares of vegetation, the forestry department ...

A fire at an abandoned house in Ayia Zoni, Limassol, on Sunday evening was reportedly started deliberately, the fire brigade said on Monday. Two fire engines responded to the incident ...

A driver became trapped in his vehicle after an accident involving two cars in Lakatamia, Nicosia, on Sunday evening and was released by a rescue team, the fire brigade announced ...

A fire which broke out near Pissouri on Sunday was fully extinguished at 7.05pm, while firefighters remained in the area overnight to prevent it reigniting, the fire brigade announced on ...

A suspected arson attack is being investigated after a second fire broke out some 500 metres away from an earlier blaze in Lysos. The first fire broke out at around 4pm ...

A fire in Orounta, Nicosia, that started in the early hours of Thursday, has been contained and efforts are under way to put it out completely. The fire brigade said ...

A forest fire that broke out near Prodromi in the municipality of Polis Chrysochous on Wednesday afternoon has been brought under complete control, the forestry department said. The blaze started ...

Two homes were saved from a wildfire near Choletria in the Paphos district on Wednesday afternoon as firefighters brought the blaze under control. Choletria community president Haris Pazaros told the ...

The fire service has received six enclosed trailer units equipped for technical rescue operations under the Epikentrosis project, co-funded by the European Union and national funds from Cyprus and Greece, ...

A forest fire on Monday morning at Pera Orinis, in the Nicosia district, has been placed under control. The forestry department said the fire started at 7.18am the community’s ‘...

A fire that broke out between the villages of Malia and Dora in the Limassol district was brought under control on Wednesday evening after a burning vehicle ignited surrounding dry ...

A fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon in the Paphos district, in a steep area near Kallepia, burning ten hectares of dry grass, wild vegetation and waste materials. The fire ...

The fire brigade on Tuesday afternoon responded to two fires in the area of Dali and Paleometocho in the Nicosia district. “We responded and are operating with four staffed fire ...

A kitchen caught fire on Friday afternoon in Mesa Yitonia, Limassol, causing damage to the whole house. The fire caused extensive damage to the kitchen and part of the electrical ...

A 55-year-old woman was seriously injured on Friday in a severe accident in Larnaca. The police said the accident happened at 12.30pm, when a 26-year-old driving from Meneou to Pervolia ...

A forest fire that broke out in the Inia region of Paphos has been brought under full control on Saturday. The forestry department said that the fire broke out shortly ...

Despite all the “good work done so far”, Cyprus still has a long way to go in preventing disasters, an issue that can be resolved with proper training for prevention, ...

The justice minister has banned all pre-election campaign activities at the police, fire brigade and prisons. Costas Fitiris gave clear instructions to the forces, following an Elam candidate’s speech ...

A fire broke out in the early hours of Monday at an abandoned building in Linopetra, Limassol. The fire service said it received a call at 3.52 am reporting a blaze ...

The fire brigade rescued 26 hikers on Wednesday after they became trapped by rising water in the Avakas gorge in the Paphos district. The call for help was received at 1.13pm ...