Fire in old Paphos building
An old Paphos building was up in flames on Tuesday night, and despite efforts by firefighting services, parts of the building were damaged by the fire.
Fire services spokesman Andreas ...
Accidental fire at Paphos centre for minors draws criticism from mayor
Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos once again accused state welfare services of chronic inadequacy and illegality, following the outbreak of a fire in an accommodation centre for minors.
The fire which ...
Cypriot firefighting team returns after successful mission
The Cypriot firefighting mission dispatched to Greece on October 2 had successfully returned to the island, it emerged on Wednesday.
For five days, the Cypriot team operated in various parts of ...
Cyprus aid to Greece to fight fires
Cyprus is sending aid to Greece to deal with the forest fires in Greece, it was reported on Wednesday.
In its announcement, the Forestry Department stated that after consultation with ...
Hotel room kitchen damaged after Ayia Napa fire
The kitchen of a hotel room in Ayia Napa was damaged in a fire which broke out on Monday evening, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said.
In a post on ...
Fire at horse track not suspicious, police say
The police currently do not suspect any foul play after a fire broke out at Nicosia’s hippodrome in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
A police spokesperson told the ...
Fire in Alektora burns hectare and a half
A fire in the Limassol district village of Alektora burned a total of a hectare of a half of land on Wednesday night.
The land burnt was mostly forest scrub ...
Paphos police investigating fires in car and shed
Police in Paphos are investigating two incidents of fires being started in the village of Prodromi, one in a car and one in a shed, Paphos police’s assistant operations ...
Arrest after cars damaged in Paphos fire
A 30-year-old Paphos man has been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into the theft of electricity, negligent and reckless acts, illegal entry into a property, and failure to ...
Pissouri fire under complete control
The fire in Pissouri which broke out on Friday night burned 3.5 donums of wild shrub and olive trees, the forestry department said on Saturday.
It took around four and a ...
Fire in Pissouri
A fire was raging at the Pissouri community on Friday night, with firefighting trucks struggling to reach the source of the flames.
The fire began at around 8pm close to ...
Fire breaks out in notorious Chlorakas complex
A fire broke out at in the early morning on Wednesday in an apartment at the abandoned St Nicolas complex in Chlorakas.
According to the police, two fire engines rushed ...
Akrotiri blaze under control
A fire under control in Akrotiri on Wednesday, after three firefighting aircraft battled the flames.
Fire trucks from the British bases and forestry department were also deployed to the scene, ...
Crime gang PCC ‘prime suspect’ for Brazil farmland fires
Some of the suspects arrested for setting fire to sugarcane fields in Sao Paulo state told police they are linked to an organised crime gang and were retaliating for anti-crime ...
Cyprus spending on fire protection below EU average
The proportion of Cyprus’ government expenditure spent on fire protection services was slightly below the European Union average in 2022, according to data released by the EU’s statistical service Eurostat.
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‘Fire is sometimes a forest’s friend’
The summer period being marked by fires raises questions about the future of forests and the impact on the environment and humans as they are replaced by burned out areas, ...
Major fire avoided so far – forestry department
Cyprus has so far been successful in protecting its forest this summer by mobilising increased forces to extinguish even the tiniest fire and raising awareness among the public, forestry department ...
Car AC the cause of Kouklia fire
Police were on Saturday investigating a 36-year-old man in Paphos for negligently causing a fire in Kouklia a day ago.
The fire occurred on Friday evening and burned an area ...
Forestry department sends firefighting planes to North Macedonia
The forestry department on Wednesday announced that it had dispatched two firefighting planes to North Macedonia to assist with forest fires in the areas of Chashka and Sveti Nikole.
The ...
Toughened sentences planned for those causing fires
Cabinet on Monday submitted six amended bills to parliament on fire prevention for forests and the countryside, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said.
Panayiotou said that some general elements included in ...
Fire destroys car in Nicosia
A saloon car was completely destroyed by fire on Friday evening in Nicosia.
Police reported that the fire broke out at 8.30pm on Friday, while the car was parked in ...
Firefighters bring fire in Arsos under control
Firefighters were called to the village of Arsos in the Limassol district late Wednesday night to tackle a large fire that broke out shortly before 1am.
According to Fire Service ...
Fire in Tseri
A fire broke out in Tseri, Nicosia on Wednesday, with four aircraft working to extinguish it, the fire services said.
Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said the blaze burned wild ...
Fires in Limassol district
Two fires were raging out of control in Limassol, burning land at the Akrotiri marshes and wild vegetation between Pachna and Avdimou on Monday afternoon.
Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis ...