The Fire Service since 06:00 of 13 March 2022 until 06:00 of 14 March 2022 responded to 33 calls for assistance, 18 fires, 10 special services and 5 false calls.
According to Fire Service spokesman, Andreas Kettis, at 12:01 a call was received for a fire in a house in the community of Galata, Nicosia district.
To extinguish the fire, members of the Police and the Evrychou Rural Fire Station and the Lakatamia Fire Station responded with 2 staffed fire engines and the fire was brought under control at 13:08.
The fire was caused by a defective chimney of the fireplace of the house, which extended to the wooden roof of the house.
Also, according to Mr. Kettis, at 12:15 pm a call was received for a fire at a photovoltaic park in a rural area in Kato Moni, Nicosia district.
To extinguish the fire, members of the Police and Fire Service from the Peristeronas Countryside Fire Station and the Acropolis Fire Station of Sergeant Spyros Tantanti with 2 staffed fire engines responded and the fire was brought under control at 12:56.
A transformer was destroyed by the fire and heat.
After investigating the cause of the fire, the fire appears to have been caused by an electrical problem.
Finally, at 05:15, a call was received for a fire in a vehicle parked without occupants in an open area in the municipality of Idali.
To extinguish the fire, members of the Police and the Fire Service, from the Acropolis Fire Station of Sergeant Spyros Tantanti, responded with 2 staffed fire engines and the fire was brought under control at 05:32.
The engine compartment and the dashboard of the vehicle were extensively damaged by the fire and the heat. The cause of the fire will be investigated later today, in cooperation with the police.
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