From 06:00 on 7 July 2022 until 06:00 on 8 July 2022, the Fire Service responded to 23 calls for assistance, 11 fires, 7 special services and 5 false calls.
At 13:02, a call was received for a fire in a thatch in the Anatolikou area of Paphos. Members of the Fire Service, from the Paphos Fire Station, responded with two staffed fire engines. Due to the difficulty of approach, assistance was requested from aerial means. Two firefighting aircraft from the Forestry Department responded, which had made drops and were released, as the fire was brought under control at 14:35. The fire burned two acres of thatch, dry grasses and wild vegetation.
At 1:56 p.m., a call was received for a fire in a two-story residence in Strovolos. Members of the Police and Fire Service, from the Nicosia District Fire Stations, responded with three staffed fire engines and a telescopic platform. The fire was located on the veranda on the second floor of the house, in household equipment. While trying to escape from the area, the occupant of the house was injured in the arm. He was given first aid by members of the Service and was subsequently handed over to the ambulance for transfer to Nicosia General Hospital. It was necessary to achieve entry using rescue harnesses. To extinguish the fire, breathing apparatus was used and the fire was contained to the area of its outbreak without spreading to the rest of the premises and was brought under control at 14:15. After a fire cause investigation, the cause remains unknown.
At 13:02, a call was received for a fire in a two-wheeled vehicle that was abandoned on the side of the road in the community of Ipsona. Police and the Fire Department responded with a staffed fire truck from the Monovolik Fire Station. Due to the fire and heat, the two-wheeler was extensively damaged. A fire cause investigation will follow later today, in cooperation with the Police.
At 02:20, the Fire Service received a call from the Police Message Control Centre about a balcony falling from the third floor of an apartment building in Paphos. Members of the Police and Fire Service, from the Paphos Fire Station, responded with personnel and a rescue vehicle. The balcony in question engulfed the balconies of the two floors below, while it also engulfed a vehicle parked under the building. Three foreigners on the balcony were injured and were taken by ambulance to Paphos General Hospital. The rescue team conducted an extensive search of the debris and the crushed vehicle, without finding any other persons. An investigation is underway in cooperation with the Police and the Electromechanical Service.
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