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[PIO] Forest fire under full control in "Pomizerka" in Argaka Community, yesterday

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The Forestry Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment announces that yesterday, Sunday, August 6, 2023, at 13:55, a fire broke out at the location "Pomizerka" in the Argaka Community of Paphos District.

The intervention of the forest firefighting forces was immediate, resulting in the fire being brought under control at 14:58, burning an area of about three decares with wild forest vegetation and pine trees.

For its extinguishing, 30 persons of the Forestry Department with eight fire engines, seven persons of the Fire Service with three fire engines and volunteers from the communities of the area worked. One Forestry Department crawler tractor and two private tractors also worked to extinguish the fire.

The two Forestry Department planes also contributed to extinguishing the fire.

The exact causes of the fire are being investigated.

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