Firefighters extinguished dozens of blazes
The fire service responded to 47 fires over the past day, fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Sunday.
According to Kettis, on Saturday the Fire Service responded to six potentially ...
Fire in Pano Akourdalia under investigation
Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out in the village of Pano Akourdalia in the Paphos district on Thursday.
The fire started at 2.20pm on Wednesday and the Paphos ...
MPs bemused by govt’s bill to regulate lambradjies
Members of parliament on Wednesday expressed their bemusement at the government’s latest bill aimed at regulating traditional Easter bonfires, known as “lambradjies”.
The House legal affairs committee examined the ...
Roads to close in Larnaca after fire at listed building
Roads will be closed in the centre of Larnaca following a fire which caused “catastrophic” damage to a listed building, the Larnaca municipality said on Tuesday.
Sections of Mehmet Ali ...
Cause of Limassol fire under investigation
Fire and police officers were on Monday continuing to investigate the cause of a house fire that broke out in Limassol on Sunday evening on the first floor of a ...
Police to conduct on-site investigation of building which caught fire in Larnaca
The police will on Monday conduct an on-site investigation at a building which suffered extensive damage during a fire on Sunday morning, Larnaca police spokesman Christodoulos Konsolos said.
He explained ...
Fire in Dhekelia attributed to malicious intent
A fire that broke out in a cafeteria in Dhekelia overnight is being investigated, with authorities now attributing it to malicious intent.
According to the Famagusta police, the fire broke ...
Huge fire at Engomi home, causes under investigation
A huge fire broke out in a house in Engomi overnight with authorities on Wednesday investigating its causes.
Six fully staffed fire engines were dispatched to put out the blaze ...
Two men dead in Limassol, two incidents of fire overnight in Nicosia
Investigations are ongoing and an autopsy is scheduled after two men were found dead in their beds on Wednesday in Limassol, with reports informing that a Cypriot barbeque was found ...
Faulty electrical appliances lead to death of seven people this year
Faulty electrical appliances have led to the death of seven people so far this year, in addition to five in 2023 and four in 2024, the House commerce committee heard on Tuesday.
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Report on deadly Limassol fire inconclusive
The fire department has not settled on a single cause for the deadly fire that claimed the lives of a five-member family in Limassol on February 15, it said on Tuesday.
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Limassol carnival events on Saturday postponed as funerals held for fire victims
Limassol municipality has postponed all carnival events scheduled for Saturday as the funerals will be held of the five family members that perished in a fire in the Ayios Nikolas ...
Human activity to blame for rise in fires
Over 90 per cent of fires in Cyprus last year were caused by human activity, the fire service said on Tuesday.
Presenting its annual report for 2024, the fire service said a ...
Concerns over installations and electronics after Limassol fire
The electromechanical services department was on Monday working to determine whether a fire at a house in Limassol, in which a family of five died, was caused by a short ...
Police believe fire in three-generation house was started ‘maliciously’
The police believe that a fire which was started in a three-generation house in Paphos’ Universal area may have been started maliciously, Paphos police’s assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou ...
‘Malicious intent’ behind fire at Limassol school
The police believe there was “malicious intent” behind a fire which broke out in a high school in Limassol shortly after midnight on Saturday.
The fire broke out in a ...
Woman in serious condition after fire in Strovolos
A 60-year-old woman is in serious condition at Nicosia general hospital after suffering burns to her face and hand from a fire that broke out on Friday in a two-storey ...
Two cars destroyed by fires in Larnaca
The fire brigade reported two fires involving vehicles in the Larnaca district in the early hours of Friday morning.
According to fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis, the first fire was ...
New wildfire near Los Angeles explodes to 9,400 acres, forces evacuations
A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Ange-les on Wednesday rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres (38 square km), fuelled by strong winds and dry brush, forcing mandatory evacuation ...
Car maliciously set on fire in Limassol
A car caught fire outside a repair workshop in Limassol’s Ayios Ioannis area early Thursday morning.Investigations found that the fire was set maliciously, causing extensive damage to the ...
Smoke inhalation lands two in hospital after Larnaca blaze
Two individuals were rushed to Larnaca general hospital on Wednesday night after inhaling smoke during a fire in their second-floor apartment. The incident occurred in a block of flats in ...
Fire breaks out in historic Nicosia walled city
A fire erupted in the early hours of Thursday in a cluster of old two-storey houses within the walled city of Nicosia.
The incident, which began at 12:38 am, appears to ...
North declares mourning period over deadly ski resort fire
The north on Tuesday night announced it would remain in a period of mourning until sunset on Wednesday following the deaths of 76 people in a fire in a hotel at ...
Arson in mobile canteen in Limassol
A fire broke out in a sandwich van in Limassol and initial investigations have pointed to arson.
The vehicle, owned by a 25-year-old was parked on Elias Kannaourou street in ...