Fires destroyed over 300 hectares of forest in 2013
Up until October 6 this year, a total of 127 fires were recorded within state forests or at a distance of two kilometres from the...
Fires
Arsonists behind most recent spate of fires, says minister
By Peter Stevenson MOST of the fires that swept areas of Paphos and Limassol over the weekend of August 17 were caused by arsonists, Justice...
Public called on to help fight fires
POLICE ARE calling on the public’s help in the battle against blazing fires after a series of fires stretched the capacity of the fire services...
‘We were running from fire to fire’
By Poly Pantelides FIRE services should get an additional 50 staff to partly offset the early retirement of over 100 fire-fighters this year alone, whose...
Fresh fires break out in Limassol
Fire-fighters on Monday were battling yet another fire in the Limassol district near Eptagonia and Kellaki, authorities said. A fire service official said the fire...
Homes damaged as multiple fires break out
A fire in Episkopi has damaged homes, the fire-service said, as fire-fighters battled flames in many fronts across the island on Saturday afternoon. The fire...
Forestry department issues fire warning
THE FORESTRY department has warned the public to be extremely careful and to co-operate closely with authorities to help prevent forest fires during the peak...
Weekend fires destroy trees, wild shrub
Thirteen and a half hectares of wild shrub and trees were destroyed by three separate fires on Sunday, which were all eventually put under control...
Fires break out at night
Two blazes broke out on Monday night, one in a factory in Paphos and the other in a school in Nicosia. One fire started at...
Motorbike patrols help Paphos police in fire prevention
PAPHOS police said yesterday they had increased the number of patrols in rural areas during the summer months due to the risk of forest fires....
Damage to environment from fire ‘immeasurable’
THE FIRST estimation of damage caused by the fires in the Choirokitia and Ayios Theodoros areas in the Laranaca district on Wednesday so far is...
Firefighters to remain overnight in affected villages
By Peter Stevenson and George Psyllides FIREFIGHTERS were due to remain in the area of several Larnaca villages overnight on Wednesday following a series of...
Fire caution urged as strong winds whip island
THE FIRE department received 40 calls in the 24 hours up to yesterday morning concerning fires in the countryside, prompting it to call on the...
