Fire caused by cigarette damages house
A fire in a house in Paphos was caused by a lit cigarette butt forgotten on the premises, the Fire Service said on Thursday. The...
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Fire department responds to calls for help
Nicosia and Larnaca fire departments responded to multiple calls for help on Tuesday because of the intense weather phenomena. Nicosia fire departments responded to ten...
Fox rescued from wastewater treatment plant (with video)
Firefighters on Saturday rescued a fox that became trapped in pool of recycled water at the wastewater treatment plant in Athienou. In his post on...
Fire service disputes Eurostat figures, says Cyprus actually second to last in numbers
The fire department said on Wednesday that statistics published on Tuesday showing that Cyprus has the second highest percentage of professional firefighters in the EU...
Limassol blaze could have been started by individuals
The fire that broke out shortly after 8pm on Sunday in the villages of Kedares, Praitori and Arsos, all located between the Paphos and Limassol...
Fire service hits back at Kalavasos community leader comments
After the Kalavasos community leader accused the fire service of passivity in their response to the fire that broke out at the waste treatment plant...
Firefighters battling blaze at landfill
Firefighters are battling to extinguish a fire that broke out at a landfill site in Pentakomo. According to fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis, EMAK fire...
Firefighters sound the alarm, still understaffed
The firefighter’s association has sounded the alarm over the department’s staffing crisis as fire season kicks off, saying it was a struggle to provide efficient...
Votive candle causes fire in Limassol residence
A lit votive candle was the cause of a fire in a house in Agia Fyla, Limassol on Monday. No one was inside the structure...
Two malicious fires break out at Pournara centre within 24 hours
Two separate fires were set maliciously on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers in Kokkinotrimithia, the Fire Service said. According...
