A total of 4,5 acres of wild vegetation and scattered olive trees burned a fire in an area of Pyrgos Township, which broke out at noon and was brought under control a half hour later.
A written statement from the Forestry Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment said that "today, Wednesday, May 25, at around one o'clock in the afternoon, a fire broke out in an area of the community of Pyrga, Larnaca district".
It is added that "twelve persons of the Forestry Department with four fire engines and three persons of the Fire Service with one fire engine participated in the operation to extinguish the fire. With the immediate intervention of the firefighters, the fire was brought under control half an hour later burning an area of 4.5 decares with low wild vegetation and scattered olive trees."
The exact cause of the fire is being investigated.
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