The fire service on Tuesday was responding to a fire that broke out earlier in the afternoon at a factory in the Nicosia district.
Spokesman Andreas Kettis said that the blaze broke out around 4.30 at a factory in the Nisou industrial area that produces polystyrene and insulation materials. It also stored paper products and paints.
Employees were still in the building when the fire broke out but nobody was harmed.
Six fire trucks from Nicosia fire stations and a privately owned water tank responded to the blaze, with Kettis saying additional personnel are being sent to the scene.
The factory has been overcome by the blaze, and firefighting crews have spread beyond the perimeter to protect surrounding buildings, he added.
Later on he said efforts are being made to keep the fire from reaching the paint storage area.
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