Fire service fights blaze at scrap metal factory (update 3)
Υeri residents were warned to stay indoors on Tuesday after a fire broke out at a scrap metal factory in the area. Fire service spokesman...
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Burning grass behind fire in Mitsero
The forestry department on Saturday said burning piles of grass was the cause of a forest fire in Mitsero that was put under control around...
Tala fire brought under control (updated)
A fire near the village of Tala, in Paphos, burned around eight hectares of dry grass, wild vegetation, and trees, the fire service said on...
Man charged after drone catches him starting fire
A drone was used on Saturday to locate a fire in a rural area while a 70-year-old man was also seen with it lighting a...
Fire between Tochni and Choirokitia fully under control (update 2)
A fire that broke out around noon on Saturday between Tochni and Choirokitia was brought under control a few hours later after burning four hectares...
Paphos blaze brought under control (updated)
Firefighters managed to bring a wildfire in Paphos, between the village of Nata and Kelokedara, under control on Friday afternoon, the fire service said. According...
Fire in Agia Marinouda, Paphos under control (Update)
A fire which raged in the Paphos district on Sunday was put under control, with firefighters putting up a fight for about three hours. According...
Fires near Limassol, Stroumbi extinguished (update 2)
The fire that broke out in the industrial area of Agios Silas in Limassol on Thursday at 10.30am, prompting the fire department to dispatch four...
Sunday fire was man made, fire service says (updated)
The fire in the Paphos villages of Yiolou and Simou which saw some residents evacuated on Sunday evening was started by human hand, fire services...
Paphos fire under control, environmental damage ‘huge’ (Update 6)
The massive fire in Paphos villages of Yiolou and Simou which saw some residents evacuated was put under control by Sunday evening, fire services spokesman...
Glad to start again from scratch
Two months after a deadly fire ripped through their communities, the people of the affected villages are slowly piecing their lives back together. Jonathan Shkurko...
Huge fire in Armenohori under control (update 3)
Firefighters on Friday managed to prevent a large fire in Limassol from reaching pristine forest, bringing it under partial control around four hours after it...
Peyia fire under control (updated)
Fire fighters have contained a fire which broke out in Peyia forest in the Paphos district on Monday morning, the forestry department has announced. It...
Our View: Environmentally aware population will not accept government spin
Very often when a government tells its citizens there is no cause for alarm or no cause for concern, they are either completely misinformed or...
Fire breaks out at Yeri factory (Updated)
Authorities stayed on standby on Thursday evening to contain a fire that broke out earlier in the day at the site of a factory in...
Fire in Paphos district under control (Updated)
A fire that broke out on Monday near Androlykou and Prodromi villages in the Paphos district was brought under control around 3pm, the fire service...
Skoulli fire under control, 15 hectares burnt (Updated)
A fire that broke out on Saturday near Skoulli in Paphos was brought under control around 5pm, the fire service said. Spokesman Andreas Kettis said...
Fire near Moni brought under control (Updated)
A fire that broke out earlier on Tuesday between the communities of Moni and Monagrouli in the Limassol district has been brought under control, authorities...
Israel seeks help from abroad to battle fires near Jerusalem (Updated)
Israel is seeking international help to battle wildfires outside Jerusalem that have forced hundreds to evacuate and sent clouds of smoke billowing over the city, the foreign...
Fires in Limassol district and Nicosia under control (Updated)
Fires which broke out in Limassol and Nicosia on Monday were brought under control by the evening. Four helicopters and several fire engines were scrambled...