A written statement from the Forestry Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment said that "shortly after 17.00 in the afternoon of Friday 1 July, a fire broke out in the area of Sykoudes in the Xylofagou Community. The fire was brought under full control after burning 2.5 acres of wild grass."
To extinguish the fire, "three Forestry Department personnel with one fire truck and four British Bases personnel with two fire trucks operated." The causes of the fire are being investigated.
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