#fire

A wild bushfire raging close to the Stavrokonnou community in Paphos was put under control in the early hours of Saturday morning, burning some 75 donums of land. The flames had ...

By Andria Kades and Gina Agapiou Limassol was engulfed in a plume of dark smoke on Friday, as firefighters battled to keep a fire in the Alassa area contained. President ...

A forest fire broke out between the villages of Silikou and Lofou in the Limassol district at 12:30pm on Thursday. According to fire department spokesman Andreas Kettis, five firefighting vehicles ...

The forest fire that broke out on in Ayios Mamas in Limassol is under complete control as of midday on Thursday, according to the Forestry department The fire, which broke ...

A truck was on fire at the Nicosia-Larnaca highway on Wednesday, with police warning the public this was affecting traffic in the area. The driver left the truck without any ...

Firefighting services on Wednesday morning brought under complete control a fire that broke out in Lemythou village in Limassol. According to a statement by the forestry department the fire broke ...

Following severe fires in Paphos and the death of a 75-year-old British man who was electrocuted after touching a cable, the agriculture ministry on Tuesday announced improved installations aimed at ...

A fire that broke out at 2.24pm in the area of ​​Palaichori was brought under complete control at 5.20pm, the forestry department said on Sunday. The fire burned ​​10 hectares of ...

An arson attack on a stolen car caused a brush fire that destroyed a hectare of wild vegetation near the old Paphos-Limassol road in the early hours of Sunday, police ...

Communities in the area of Pentakomo waste treatment plant (Oeda) are prepared to take dynamic measure and block the entrance after another fire on Tuesday sent further toxic fumes into ...

Fireworks used at a wedding that started a fire over the weekend had not been given the relevant licence, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said the use ...

A fire which had raised fears it could become the worst in Cyprus’ history was put under control late on Monday night. The blaze in Paphos forest land at the ...

High temperatures are set to to persist in Cyprus, with a yellow weather warning in place from Monday night to Tuesday afternoon. Additionally, the forestry department issued a warning that ...

Firefighters in Paphos safeguarded homes from a fire that broke out on Friday near the community of Polemi in Paphos. According to the Cyprus News Agency (Cna), local’s homes ...

Larnaca municipality on Friday is organising a medicine and medical supply collection event to assist those suffering from the fires in Greece. The municipality explained that it is working with ...

The Greens have announced on Wednesday that they will work to support Stray Haven, a dog shelter that burned down in Tuesday’s Giolou fire. Collecting food to feed the ...

Excavators and fire engines might be able to start working on dealing with flare-ups and burning recyclable material on Thursday, fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said, four days after a ...

One dog died and another is missing, after a fire in Giolou ravaged a shelter in the area on Tuesday. Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said a large number of ...

A paper and plastics recycling factory in the industrial area of Yeri has been destroyed, according to a statement from the Fire Services on Sunday. Specifically, the announcement stated that ...

A forest fire in Dierona was put under control the forestry department said on Sunday morning, after battling with the blaze through the night. An announcement from the forestry department ...

Firefighters rescued 11 elderly individuals after a fire broke out at a multipurpose centre in Tseri, Nicosia. According to the fire services, the blaze broke out late Friday night in a ...

Ninety per cent of the Paphos forest has been closed off from public access due to extreme fire risk, Forestry Department Director, Charalambos Alexandrou announced on Friday. “We are always ...

A forest fire that flared up in Kofinou and resulted in the evacuation of asylum seekers from the nearby reception centre, was placed under partial control by firemen on Tuesday. ...

Over 250 people were evacuated form a Protaras hotel after a fire started in one of the rooms on Friday night, said fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis. The fire alarm went ...