[PIO] Action by the Fire Service

1. The Fire Department from 6:00 am on July 12, 2023 until 6:00 am on July 13, 2023, responded to 36 calls for assistance, 21 fires, 12 special services and three false calls.

1. At 3:40 p.m. yesterday, Wednesday, July 12, a call was received for a dry grass and wildland fire between the communities of Peristeron and Orunda. The Police and Fire Department responded with three fire engines from the Peristerona Countryside Fire Station and Lakatomia Fire Station. The fire, which was brought under control at 17:57, burned five hectares of dry grass, wild vegetation, canes, fruit trees and olive trees, while outbuildings of an abandoned horse farm were also damaged. The Forestry Department with two fire engines, the Coast Guard with one Portable Firefighting Unit, the SupportCY Volunteer Team with two Portable Firefighting Units, as well as a private excavator and two agricultural tractors assisted in the firefighting effort. The fire appears to have started from a manure pile, which was located near a livestock unit.

1. At 18:40 the Fire Service responded with two fire engines from the Kelokedara Countryside Fire Station and Paphos Fire Station, in support of the Forestry Department to a fire near Zirpilli Forest, in the community of Kelokedara, Paphos District.

1. At 19:42 a call was received for a fire in a rural location near the community of Kourdaka, Paphos district. The Police and the Fire Service responded with two fire engines from the Stroubiou Countryside Fire Station and Paphos Fire Station. The fire, which burned one hectare of dry grass and low wild vegetation, was brought under control at 22:20. The Fire Service was supported with a Portable Firefighting Unit by the Thera Fire Service. The causes of the fire are being investigated, in cooperation with the Police.

1. At 03:14 a call was received for a fire in two vehicles, which were parked on the ground floor of the parking lot of a four-storey apartment building in the area of Ayios Antonios in the Nicosia district. Police and the Fire Service responded with three fire engines from the Paphos Gate and Kaimaklion Fire Stations and the fire was brought under control at 03:40. The vehicles in question were extensively damaged by the fire and heat, while three other vehicles parked at the site were affected by the heat. In addition, a number of air conditioner compressors and an A.E.C. meter room were affected. In cooperation with the Police, a precautionary evacuation of the building and a check of all apartments for any trapped occupants was carried out, with no one in danger. A fire cause investigation will follow later today in conjunction with the Police.
2. A call was received at 04:14 for a fire at a house in Strovolos in Nicosia district. Police and the Fire Service from the Acropolis Fire Station responded. The fire was in a wooden front door of an old listed house, which was unoccupied. Due to the fire and the heat, the wooden roof of the house was also slightly affected. The cause of the fire will be investigated later today in conjunction with the Police.

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