Fire burns hectare of weeds in Paphos district
A hectare of reeds was burned by a fire on Sunday near the village of Milias in the Paphos district. According to the forestry department,...
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Peyia forest fire under control, authorities investigating possible arson (Updated)
The fire which raged in the Peyia forest in the Paphos district on Monday morning is completely under control, the fire service announced at noon....
Stavros tis Psokas fire brought under control (updated)
A fire in the Paphos forest was completely extinguished at 3:40pm on Saturday, after it broke out almost two hours earlier from a lightning strike,...
Fire at Dromolaxia farm causes €3,000 worth of damage
Animal feed, hay and farming equipment worth around €3,000 was destroyed in a fire in Dromolaxia, Larnaca in the early hours of Sunday, police said....
Damages caused to secondary school for two nights in a row
A fire broke in the Verginas Secondary school in Larnaca burned students’ medical records on Monday night. The fire Department received a call at 22:10...
At least 10 dead after fuel truck collision in western Uganda
Ten people have been killed in an explosion following an accident involving a fuel tanker in western Uganda. Police said in a statement on Monday...
Fires in Lara and Pelathousa under control (update 2)
A fire in the state forest adjacent to Lara beach has been brought under control, the forestry department announced on Sunday afternoon. The fire broke...
Fire in Paphos villages partially under control
A fire between the villages of Konnion and Anavargou in Paphos was put under partial control, the fire services said on Saturday. According to the...
Limassol blaze under control, suspected arsonist remanded (update 3)
FIREFIGHTERS on Tuesday brought most of a large fire in the Limassol area under control, as a 49-year-old man arrested by police on suspicion of...
Owners of vineyards damaged by fire to be compensated (updated)
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Tuesday announced that producers whose vineyards have been destroyed by the massive fire that burned around 2.2 square kilometres of...
Fire fighters battling Limassol blaze over night (Update 5)
Police were on Monday night questioning several people over the fire that broke out at noon between Malia and Pachna villages and which was still...
Fire extinguished as patrols stepped up
A fire which broke out in a private forest in the Limassol region early on Monday was brought under control after four hours, the fire...
Fire damages three cars in Limassol
Police are investigating whether a fire that caused extensive damage to one car and to a lesser extent, two more, in Limassol in the early...
Fire burns wild scrub near Droushia
A fire in Paphos burned some four decares of wild shrub and bushes, the fire service said on Saturday. Reports said the fire started at...
Fire breaks out at football fan club
A fire broke out at the Aris Thessaloniki fan club in Strovolos early on Thursday morning. According to police the fire was reported at 4.30am....
Fire raging near Ayia Napa forest
A brush fire has been raging near the Ayia Napa forest since midday, authorities said on Sunday. The forestry department said three of their fire...
Warehouse gutted by fire in Arediou, Nicosia
A warehouse in Arediou in the Nicosia district was completely gutted by fire in the early hours of Sunday, the fire service said but firefighters...
Woman found dead in field, suffocates from fire smoke (Update 2)
SIXTY-SEVEN-year-old Eleni Alexandrou died in a fire on Saturday morning while trying to burn wild vegetation near her son’s house in Tseri, near Nicosia. Alexandrou’s...
Lorry and hay cargo destroyed by fire in Paphos
A lorry transferring hay bales was completely destroyed on Friday night after it caught fire, police said on Saturday. According to authorities, at approximately 8:30pm...
Arson suspected as fire engulfs Japanese studio; at least 23 feared dead
Fire swept through an animation studio in Japan on Thursday and 23 people were feared killed and scores injured, with the cause suspected to have...
