The Fire Service for the three-day period from 06:00 on 24 March 2023 until 06:00 on 27 March 2023 responded to 111 calls for assistance, 69 fires, 40 special services and 2 false calls.
The Fire Service from 06:00 on 26 March 2023 until 06:00 on 27 March 2023, responded to 39 calls for help, 26 fires and 13 special services.
At 06:34 yesterday, a call was received for a traffic accident outside the church of Aghios Savvas, in Livadia, Larnaca district. A vehicle, which veered off course, overturned. The Police and Fire Service responded with a team and rescue vehicle from the Oroklini Fire Station of Sergeant Panagiotis Theofilou. On behalf of the Fire Service, one person was placed on an immobilisation board and handed over to the ambulance for transfer to Larnaca General Hospital.
At 16:57 a call was received for a fire at the offices of the Nicosia Bus Organisation (Cyprus Public Transport) in a prefabricated building opposite the "Tassos Papadopoulos - Eleftheria" indoor stadium, on Lefkotheou Avenue, in Egomi. The fire was caused after fans clashed during a basketball match between Apollon and Anorthosis teams. The Fire Service responded with four fire engines from the Nicosia Fire Stations and the fire was brought under control at 17:44. The fire and heat caused extensive damage to the premises and its equipment. A number of trees were also affected. In addition, a simultaneous fire was set to a bus stop and various waste materials near the shelter.
At 01:36 a call was received for a fire in a vehicle parked on the pavement in the community of Ayios Tychona, Limassol district. Police and the Fire Service from the Agios Nikolaos Fire Station responded and the fire was brought under control at 01:55. The vehicle in question was extensively damaged by the fire and heat. A fire cause investigation will follow later today, in cooperation with the Police.
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