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Police on Thursday reported having taken into custody a 51-year-old man following investigation into the causes of a large fire that broke out in Tochni.
According to police statement, on Wednesday afternoon, workers were constructing metal fencing using electric tools when the fire broke out in Tochni, between Choirokitia and Vavla.
The blaze was reported to have begun just after 2pm and was brought under control a little over five hours later, around 7:20pm, while the entire forestry department force had been called to the scene.
It appears that the fire was sparked by the use of electrical tools and spread rapidly due to strong winds, police said. In total an area of about 1.5 square kilometres of dry grasslands were burned.
Police noted that three helicopters and two firefighting aircraft, as well as 16 large vehicles from the fire service and small fire engines from the communities of Vavla, Lageia and Chorikoitia, were used to extinguish the fire.
Fire fighters remain at the scene to prevent any potential flare-ups, while police are continuing investigations.
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