The Fire Department from 06:00 on 25 April until 06:00 on 26 April 2023 responded to 29 calls for assistance, 16 fires, 11 special services and two false calls.
At 13:31, a call was received for a fire in a kitchen of a house in the community of Akaki, Nicosia District. The Police and the Fire Service responded from the Lakatameia and Pigeon Countryside Fire Stations and the fire was brought under control at 14:28. The kitchen area with household equipment was extensively damaged by the fire and heat. After investigating the causes, the fire appears to have been caused by a candle which was lit on the kitchen counter.
At 14:51, a call was received for the rescue of an injured person from a 100m deep cliff in the Melantas area of Pissouri. The Police and Fire Service responded with a team and rescue vehicle from the St. John Fire Station of Sergeant Vasilis Krokou, as well as a team of climbers from the EMAK. The injured man, in his attempt to climb from a 100m deep cliff, fell 40m above sea level. The injured man, who was conscious, was approached by the rescue teams, immobilized and, after being given first aid on the spot, using specialized equipment and a stretcher, was retrieved and handed over to the ambulance crew for transfer to the Limassol General Hospital TAEP.
At 19:59, a call was received for a fire in a vehicle parked on a rural road near the community of Geroskipou, Paphos District. Police and the Fire Service from the Paphos Fire Station responded. Due to the fire and heat, the vehicle in question suffered extensive damage. The causes of the fire will be investigated in cooperation with the competent authorities.
At 20:43, a call was received for a traffic accident on the Limassol - Paphos motorway, near the Ayios Savvas exit. The Police and the Fire Service from the Monovolikou Fire Station responded with a team and a rescue vehicle. A vehicle which veered off course and, after striking a guardrail, overturned on the side of the road. The driver of the said vehicle was paralyzed with the assistance of the ambulance crew, which was at the scene, and was taken to the Limassol General Hospital TAEP.
At 22:48, a call was received for a fire in the hall of the teachers' club of the Agios Stylianos High School in Strovolos, in the Nicosia district. Police and the Fire Service responded with two fire engines from the Lakatameia Fire Station and the fire was brought under control at 23:25. The fire and heat caused extensive damage to the hall and its contents. The scene is being guarded by the CID. Nicosia until the investigation of the causes of the fire, which will take place later today in cooperation with the competent authorities.
At 23:35, a call was received about a fire in a vehicle parked in the yard of a house in the community of Anageia, Nicosia district. Police and the Fire Service from the Lakatameia Fire Station responded and the fire was brought under control at 23:54. Due to the fire and heat, the vehicle in question was damaged on the left side at the front and had been extinguished by its owner prior to the arrival of the Fire Service. The scene is being held by the Police pending an investigation into the cause of the fire, which will take place later today in conjunction with the relevant authorities.
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