Hunters warned over fire risks
The forestry department on Thursday appealed to hunters to be especially vigilant, to avoid lighting fires and to refrain from throwing away lit matches and...
Fires
Man arrested over blaze was involved in six other fires
A 22-year-old man, arrested in connection with a fire on Monday in the Morphou district, admitted to being involved in six other recent blazes in...
Fire service tells industrial companies to clean up to avoid incidents
After a string of fires around the island, the fire service on Tuesday appealed to companies in industrial areas to clear the dry vegetation at...
Two fires in Limassol area
Firefighters in Limassol scrambled on Monday to tackle two fires that broke out almost at the same time in the middle of the day. One...
Fires being fought in three areas (updated)
A blaze near Kyperounta was brought under control, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, as forced had to tackle four separate incidents amid high temperatures....
Minister suggests life imprisonment for arsonists
Following a worrying spike in the number of fires in the forest areas of Cyprus Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Tuesday suggested the most serious...
Wildfires in Paphos and Zygi under control (Updated)
Two fires that broke out on Thursday afternoon, one in Zygi and the other in the village of Kiili in Paphos, necessitating large scale interventions...
Bases 84 Squadron helped fight fires last year by dropping 200 tonnes of water
The unprecedented nature of the Covid-19 outbreak has put every department within the British Forces Cyprus (BFC) under more pressure but this has not stopped...
After weather warning, red alert for fires
The forestry department on Tuesday issued a red alert, warning of the extreme danger of forest fires, while the met office issued a yellow warning...
Over 450 fires seen in last two weeks
There have been 476 fires in the past two weeks alone, 450 of them in rural areas, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Tuesday....
‘One of the worst days ever’ as 26 fires fought on Sunday
With strong winds, Sunday was a disastrous day for the island in terms of fires with firemen called to 26 fires from 6am until 6pm,...
Cyprus ablaze: Fires across the island, govt sends help to north (Update 2)
Another fire broke out late Sunday afternoon, bringing the total number of fires to six across the island, the latest of them in Ypsonas, Limassol....
More than 60 fires put out overnight Saturday
There were 61 fires across the country that the fire services were called to help out with in the early hours of Easter Sunday. Five...
More rural, fewer urban fires in 2019
Eight people died in fires in 2019, a report said on Thursday, as the fire service responded to 6,381 fires, up 4.19 per cent against...
Five fires in Paphos district
Five separate Paphos wildfires burned almost three hectares of dry grass and shrubs on Tuesday. According to the police and fire department, a blaze started...
Coordination for factory fires abysmal, former mayor says
POLICE and the fire service are investigating the circumstances under which a large fire broke out on Thursday in the industrial area of Strovolos that...
Fire service to get new platform to deal with fires in high rises
The fire service is set to acquire a 60-metre platform to battle fires in tall buildings all over Cyprus but this alone is not enough...
As Amazon burns, Brazil’s Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere (V)
Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday admitted farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze...
Fires put out in Limassol and Mitsero
A fire in Limassol on Friday destroyed the roof of a restaurant near the town’s castle, the fire service said. No one was injured in...
Red alert for forest fires, yellow for weather
With temperatures poised to reach 41C on Wednesday and after a yellow weather alert was issued by the met office, the forestry department has issued...