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The Fire Service for the three days from 06:00 of 26 May 2023 until 06:00 of 29 May 2023 responded to 114 calls for assistance, 72 fires, 36 special services and six false calls with the serious incidents being as follows:
From 26/05/2023 to 27/05/2023
- At 20:04 there was a leak of LPG from a 500 litre cylinder at a tavern in Ayia Napa. Response from Famagusta Fire Station Sergeant Adamou Adamou. The leak was at the base of the cylinder. All operational procedures were followed by the Fire Service and insurance of the area, up to the transfusion of LPG by a private company. The LPG leak was due to corrosion of the cylinder due to exposure to the elements.
- At 23:04 the Fire Service responded to a vehicle fire following a road accident on the Kokkinotrimithia - Nicosia highway. The vehicle, after veering off course, struck a guardrail and ignited. The driver had exited the vehicle before it ignited. The vehicle was extensively damaged.
- At 04:02 the Fire Service responded to a fire in a vehicle which was parked in a parking lot in Anthoupoli, Nicosia District.
- At 04:02 the Fire Service responded to a fire in a vehicle which was parked in a parking lot in Anthoupoli, Nicosia District. There was extensive damage to the front of the vehicle. Response from Lakatamia Fire Station. The fire was extinguished by the owner prior to the arrival of the Fire Department. Upon investigation, the fire was due to arson.
From 27/05/2023 to 28/05/2023
- At 09:35 the Fire Service responded to a fire in four hectares of dry grass, low wild vegetation and trees in the area "Koudokatura" of Agia Varvara municipality in Paphos District. It was operated by the Fire Service from Fire Stations of the Paphos District, with assistance from the Forestry Department, the Thera Service, making use of four aerial fire fighting vehicles and two agricultural tractors. The causes of the fire are being investigated.
- At 12:38 the Fire Service responded to a fire in a hectare of dry grass, low wild vegetation and seventy olive trees in a rural area of the community of Agios Ioannis Malounda, in Nicosia District. It was operated by the Fire Service from the Nicosia District Fire Stations with assistance from the Forestry Department. Upon investigation, the fire was due to fire transfer after a process of preparing food from a wood-fired oven in dry grass in an open area.
- At 12:41 the Fire Service responded to a fire in two hectares of dry grass, low wild vegetation and a number of trees in plots in the area "Kalogeri" in Mutayakka, Limassol District. It was operated by the Fire Service from the Limassol District Fire Stations with assistance from the Forestry Department. The causes of the fire are under investigation.
- At 14:53 the Forestry Department provided support to the Forestry Department for a fire in the area of "Pykni" in the community of Kathika in Paphos District, with ground forces from the Paphos District Fire Stations.
- At 14:53 the Forestry Department provided support to the Forestry Department for a fire in the area of "Pykni" in the community of Kathika in Paphos District, with ground forces from the Paphos District Fire Stations.
- At 19:30 the Fire Service responded to a fire in a temporary shed (detached) measuring approximately 3x8 meters, which was used for storage of recyclable materials in the community of Agia Marina Chrysochous in Paphos District, which was extensively damaged. Response from Polis Chrysochous Fire Station. Upon investigation, the fire appears to have been caused by a malicious act by minors.
From 28/05/2023 to 29/05/2023
- At 13:40, support was provided by the Forestry Department for a fire in an area north of the community of Anarita in Paphos District, with ground forces from the Paphos District Fire Stations.
- At 16:54 the Fire Service responded to a fire in three prefabricated houses measuring approximately 3x8 meters, placed on a concrete base between the communities of Agia Marina and Gialia in Paphos District. The houses were not in use and there were waste materials placed inside them. They suffered extensive damage. Response from the Polis Chrysochous Fire Station. Upon investigation, the fire remains unknown with a possible malicious act as the cause.
- At 19:12 the Fire Service responded to a vehicle fire following a traffic accident, near the Anthoupolis roundabout in Nicosia District. A vehicle collided with a vehicle in front of it, causing it to ignite. The fire caused extensive damage to the vehicle in question. The driver of the vehicle had exited before it ignited. The persons involved in the accident were taken to Nicosia CICU by ambulance. Lakatamia Fire Station response.
- At 21:13 the Fire Service responded to a fire in a ground floor apartment of a complex in Paphos District. The fire broke out in a bedroom mattress and bed and heat and smoke damage was sustained to the masonry of the entire apartment. At the time of the fire, the occupants were absent. Response from Paphos Fire Station. Upon investigation, the fire appears to have been caused by a forgotten cigarette lighter.
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