A fire that broke out in the Kotsiatis area has spread to dry grass and wild vegetation outside the former landfill, the fire service said on Wednesday afternoon.
Two fire engines from the fire service and two from the forestry department as well as one private excavator and agricultural tractors were on site, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis tweeted.
According to the spokesman, the blaze broke out at around 1pm and spread outside the site two hours later. Updates are expected depending on the development of the fire, the tweet added.
The Kotsiatis rubbish dump officially closed down in 2019 although the site was supposed to close in 2009.
After a plan to build a separate waste-management plant in Nicosia was scrapped, it was decided to transfer rubbish from Kotsiatis to the Koshi plant in Larnaca. Procedures for this were delayed following the bribery scandals and ensuing trials concerning Helector, the company running Koshi and Paphos waste processing plants.
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