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Lightning strike causes fire near Mylikouri Cyprus

Lightning strike causes fire near Mylikouri

October 13th, 2018 A fire broke out near the village of Mylikouri at approximately 10am when a lightning strike hit a tree in the area, the forestry department said on Saturday. According to the forestry department, after the tree was hit the fire then spread to the rest of the area. Currently, there are 10 trucks at scene, as well as four aircraft...
Fire crews douse fire and explosions near motorway exit (updated) Cyprus

Fire crews douse fire and explosions near motorway exit (updated)

October 9th, 2018 Crews had a hard time putting out a fire in the Larnaca district that broke out at around noon on Tuesday in an auto parts workshop due to flammable objects that caused explosions, the fire service said. It took firefighters and eight engines around an hour and a half to put out the fire that destroyed the workshop and caused...
Fire damages restaurant in Mazotos Cyprus

Fire damages restaurant in Mazotos

October 4th, 2018 A fire believed to have been caused by arson damaged a restaurant in Mazotos on Wednesday night. Police were informed of the fire at 11.30pm and fire services rushed to the scene to extinguish the blaze, which was brought under control an hour later. The amount of damage to the building will be calculated later on. The...
Kyrenia Cratos hotel fire under control (Updated) Cyprus

Kyrenia Cratos hotel fire under control (Updated)

September 19th, 2018 A massive fire that broke out at around 7.30pm at Cratos luxury beach hotel and casino in Kyrenia was put out around one and a half hours later after burning down a number of wooden structures, reports said on Wednesday evening. Four employees were taken to hospital after inhaling fumes. Reports said that eight wooden beach...
Fire burns wild vegetation in Paphos Cyprus

Fire burns wild vegetation in Paphos

September 17th, 2018 A fire in Akoursos, in Paphos, on Monday, burned four hectares of wild shrub, grass, and trees, the fire service said. The blaze broke out at around 4pm and was put under control around three and half hours later with the help of two water-dropping helicopters. Firefighters will remain in the area overnight as a precaution. The...
Fire in Pykni forest, Peyia under control Cyprus

Fire in Pykni forest, Peyia under control

September 16th, 2018 Crews of the fire service and the forestry department managed to put out a fire in the forest of Pykni in Peyia, in the Paphos district  that erupted at around 2.45 pm on Sunday some two hours later. The fire that broke out on state land near the picnic site of the Pykni forest, burned four hectares of pine-trees and wild vegetation....
Fire destroys shop in Nicosia Cyprus

Fire destroys shop in Nicosia

September 12th, 2018 By Doris Christodoulou A fire in the early morning hours destroyed a shop selling digital discs and cassettes on Trikoupis Street, in Nicosia. The Fire Service received the call at 4.35am and immediately dispatched three engines whose crews put the fire under control by around 6am. The blaze destroyed the shop and an...
Fire near Kourris dam under partial control (update 2) Cyprus

Fire near Kourris dam under partial control (update 2)

September 9th, 2018 The fire in the Alassa area near Kourris dam was brought under partial control by 3.20 on Sunday afternoon, the fire service announced. The fire, which initially broke out at around midnight on Saturday night and was brought under control by 8am after firefighters had battled through the night reignited at around 11.15 on Sunday...
Brazil mourns museum blaze, seeks answers to ‘tragedy foretold’ Americas

Brazil mourns museum blaze, seeks answers to ‘tragedy foretold’

September 3rd, 2018 Brazil on Monday mourned a fire that destroyed its National Museum, a cherished historical repository that lacked a sprinkler system and was reeling from years of financial neglect, making its destruction a "tragedy foretold." The one-time Imperial Palace's pastel-yellow facade remained standing on Monday morning but a peek inside its...
Highway reopens after truck fire (Updated) Cyprus

Highway reopens after truck fire (Updated)

August 24th, 2018 Part of the Nicosia-Limassol highway was effectively shut down for over three hours on Friday after a truck fire near the Governor’s beach area. The highway was closed at 3.30pm to extinguish the fire, which was put out at 4.20pm, police said. The section of road was then re-opened to traffic but closed again at 5.40pm to remove the...
Hundreds evacuated as forest fire sends smoke over Berlin Europe

Hundreds evacuated as forest fire sends smoke over Berlin

August 24th, 2018 Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes as around 600 firefighters battled a blaze in a forest strewn with unexploded ammunition south of Berlin on Friday and a pall of acrid smoke hung over the city. Attempts to fight the fire were complicated by the presence of the ammunition thought to date from the Soviet Army's...
Fire damages car wash Cyprus

Fire damages car wash

August 23rd, 2018 Equipment at a car wash was damaged by a fire which broke out early on Thursday in Strovolos, Nicosia. The fire was reported to the fire service at 4.13 am and extinguished 20 minutes later by firefighters from Lakatamia. The cause of the fire will be investigated by the police and the fire service.  
Pano Pyrgos fire likely caused by arson Cyprus

Pano Pyrgos fire likely caused by arson

August 23rd, 2018 A fire that burnt 30 hectares of dense forest and other vegetation in Pano Pyrgos in the Tylliria area during the night was most likely caused by arson, the forestry department said on Thursday. The fire broke out at 8.15pm on Wednesday on a private property next to the state forest in the Ayios Andronikos area and was brought under...
Rental motorcycles destroyed by arson (updated) Cyprus

Rental motorcycles destroyed by arson (updated)

August 21st, 2018 The fire which destroyed 12 three-wheeled rental motorcycles in the early morning hours on Tuesday in Ayia Napa was caused by arson, police announced. Experts found inflammable material at the scene of the fire and police are searching for the arsonists. The fire was detected at 3.40am at a shelter under which the vehicles were...
Fire destroys Larnaca kindergarten (updated) Cyprus

Fire destroys Larnaca kindergarten (updated)

August 20th, 2018 A kindergarten was set alight shortly after midnight on Sunday in Larnaca's Phaneromeni area. Two fire trucks battled the flames but they could not save the building. Initial indications showed that the fire had been set deliberately. Police said the kindergarten manager's husband had financial disputes with people from...
Resident arrested on suspicion of starting Milikouri fire Cyprus

Resident arrested on suspicion of starting Milikouri fire

August 16th, 2018 Police have arrested a 66-year-old man in connection with a large forest fire in the Milikouri village area on Wednesday. He was detained after testimony was obtained against him. Reports said the man had accidentally set the fire while trying to prepare souvla. A total of 110 personnel, 30 from the forestry department and 80...
Blaze at Taiwan hospital kills 9 (Update) World

Blaze at Taiwan hospital kills 9 (Update)

August 13th, 2018 A fire at a hospital in Taiwan in the early hours of Monday killed nine people and injured 15 and an investigation has been launched into the cause of the blaze, authorities said. Premier William Lai said the health ministry was overseeing rescue efforts at the hospital in New Taipei City, where the fire was extinguished shortly...
Avdimou fire under control Cyprus

Avdimou fire under control

August 11th, 2018 The fire service scrambled on Saturday and managed to bring under control a blaze in an area between Avdimou and Prastio in Limassol before it spread. The fire service used four engines, two small airplanes and two helicopters to put out the fire, which burned around one hectare of dry grass, wild shrub, and carob trees.  
Forestry department issues red alert Cyprus

Forestry department issues red alert

August 9th, 2018 The Forestry Department has issued a red alert for fires and urges the public to be cautious and to avoid all activities that may cause a fire. Given the high temperatures, the forestry department stressed that it was forbidden to burn grass, debris and rubbish, and warned people to avoid the use of tools or machines that can cause...
Vegetation to be cleared after Polis fire Cyprus

Vegetation to be cleared after Polis fire

August 8th, 2018 Overgrown vegetation is being cleared from a beachside campsite and surrounding homes in Polis after an arson attack in a nearby dry river bed on Sunday saw campers and residents evacuated in the early hours of the morning. The decision was taken at a meeting of relevant services held at Polis Chrysochous municipality on Tuesday,...
Fire near Parekklisia under control Cyprus

Fire near Parekklisia under control

August 6th, 2018   The fire which broke out on private land near Parekklissia at 2pm and quickly spread to the Limassol forest has been brought under control, forest department spokesman Andreas Christou announced. Ten fire trucks, two helicopters belonging to the government and two aircraft of the forestry department were deployed. The...
Brush fire prompted evacuation of Polis campsite in early hours Cyprus

Brush fire prompted evacuation of Polis campsite in early hours

August 5th, 2018 A fire that prompted the evacuation of the campsite on Dasoudi beach in Polis, Paphos, and threatened two homes, was extinguished around 4am Sunday, the fire service announced. Initial investigations showed the fire was started deliberately and police are investigating. The fire started at the edge of the river bed around 12.30am...
Ice cream shop completely destroyed in suspected arson Cyprus

Ice cream shop completely destroyed in suspected arson

July 28th, 2018 An ice cream shop in the village of Lania, Limassol was completely destroyed by suspected arson late Friday night, police said on Saturday. According to police the fire broke out at the ice cream shop, located next to the home of the 42-year-old owner at approximately 11:30pm. The fire service was called to the scene and the fire...
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