Firefighters bring Pachna-Kivides blaze under control (Update)
A fire that broke out earlier on Monday afternoon in an area near the villages of Pachna and Kivides has been brought under control.
According to Fire Brigade spokesman Andreas ...
Atmosphere clears in area of repeat fires
The atmosphere around the waste centre in Pentacomo had cleared on Sunday, community leader of nearby Kalavasos Lefteris Foka said after a large fire in the area on Friday.
“Today ...
One of two fires in Paphos district brought under control (Update 1)
A fire that broke out in Kritou Terra around 1.30 pm on Monday was brought under control a few hours later as the fire service continued to deal with a second ...
Lagia fire partially under control, Tseri also under control (Update 2)
Firefighters were battling a blaze in an inaccessible area in Lagia in the Larnaca district on Sunday which burned around four hectares of dry grass and other vegetation in two ...
Fire in Armenochori under control
A fire that broke out close to Armenochori community in Limassol district at around 3pm on Friday was brought under control three hours later, authorities said.
The fire service responded, ...
Man remanded for three days after link to fires
A 40-year-old man was remanded in custody for three days on Wednesday after being linked to three fires which broke out on Tuesday in Limassol.
Two of the fires were ...
Man arrested, admits to starting three fires
A 40-year-old man has been arrested in connection with three fires which broke out on Tuesday, two in Alassa village and one in the industrial area of Agios Sylas, in ...
Fire breaks out in Akaki-Meniko area
A fire broke out on dry grass in an area between Akaki and Meniko villages at around 2pm on Monday.
According to fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis, the fire department ...
Foreign firefighters arrive in Greece for summer wildfire season
Several dozen Romanian and Bulgarian firefighters took up their posts in Greece on Saturday, the first members of a European force being deployed to the country to provide backup in ...
Fires in Xylophagou and Klirou brought under control (update)
A brush fire that broke out on Friday afternoon in an area of Xylophagou that destroyed 2500 square metres of wild scrubland has been brought under full control.
A written statement ...
Fire near Alethriko affects visibility for motorists
A fire that broke out in an area near the village of Alethriko in the Larnaca district, is affecting visibility on the Larnaca-Limassol motorway, police said on Friday.
According to ...
Fires in north finally ended with help from rain (Update 4)
By Sarah Ktisti and Nick Theodoulou
All fires in the north were finally extinguished in the early hours thanks in part to heavy rain that hit parts of the island ...
Firefighters back at the scene of Kantara blaze (Update 4)
Firefighting operations resumed early on Friday morning in the north’s Kantara area as flare-ups during the previous night reignited on two fronts.
Helicopters were the first to the scene ...
Kotsiatis fire under control despite strong winds (Updated)
The fire that broke out in the Kotsiatis area on Wednesday after noon and later spread outside the former landfill was put under control later in the day according to ...
Villages evacuated as fire keeps blazing in the north (Update 5)
The villages of Flamoudi and Ardana in the north were evacuated by Turkish Cypriot authorities in the early hours of Thursday after a huge fire broke out in Kantara, on ...
Two malicious fires break out at Pournara centre within 24 hours
Two separate fires were set maliciously on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers in Kokkinotrimithia, the Fire Service said.
According to an announcement released on ...
Man arrested in connection with fire near state forest
A 33-year-old man is under arrest in connection with a fire which broke out at 10pm on Monday near the village of Dierona in the Limassol district, adjacent to the ...
Brush fire in Xylofagou under control
A thousand square metres of scrubland turned to ashes by a fire that broke out on Friday afternoon in an area near Xylofagou.
A written statement from the forestry department ...
Employees of environment department ‘won’t be scapegoats’ for every wrong policy, union says
The union representing employees of the environment department on Thursday slammed the “unfair” targeting of staff over the fire at a tyre storage area near Vasiliko on Saturday that went ...
Vasiliko responds after minister said big number of stored tyres contributed to fire (Updated)
By Antigoni Pita and Gina Agapiou
Vasiliko cement works on Wednesday said it processed 4.5 million tyres between 2016-2021 after Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis referred to an overloaded tyre storage area ...
Vasiliko fire caused by mobile unit’s malfunction, shredding company says
Enerco Energy Recovery Ltd a company affiliated with the Vasiliko cement factory has said the fire that broke out on Saturday in the storage area for cutting of old tyres ...
Fire at tyre processing centre under control, residents furious (Update 1)
A fire that broke out on Saturday afternoon in an open area filled with old tyres at a processing centre for Vasilikos, was brought under control before midnight, the interior ...
Blaze in tyre storage area caused by shredder malfunction (Update 2 with video)
A fire broke out on Saturday afternoon in an open area filled with old tyres at a processing centre for Vasilikos, between the villages of Kalavasos and Mari, mobilising the ...
Cyprus to enter firefighting deals with other countries
Cyprus will engage with other countries in the region to set up a mechanism to provide timely firefighting assistance, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday.
Ahead of an anticipated ...